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TIL that a movie was made in 1980 that was so graphic and realistic that the director was arrested on charges of making a snuff film.

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x7xw TIL the science fiction films ‘Contact’, 'The Fifth Element’, 'Gattaca’, 'Men in Black’, and 'Starship Troopers’, were all released in the same year, 1997
Mek0a TIL of GRB 080319B, a gamma ray burst that occurred 7.5 BILLION years ago (Long before our solar system was born). In March of 2008 this burst landed a direct hit on Earth.
8aE4K TIL Indonesia realized dead Manta Rays are worth $500 but Manta Ray tourism generates $1,000,000 over the life of a single Ray. Indonesia is now the largest Manta sanctuary.
1aJyX TIL There is only one U.S. state capital without a McDonald’s: Montpelier, Vermont
oRy18 TIL that all of the original "Mercury Seven" astronauts were the eldest or only sons of their family. All were raised in small towns & all were married w/ children. All were (white) protestants, and four were their fathers' namesakes. All had attended post-secondary institutions in the 1940s.