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TIL New Zealand is part of a 93% submerged continent known as Zealandia.

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R5go1 TIL that the main ingredient of Pepto Bismol, Bismuth Subsalicylate, was first used not only to prevent life threatening diarrhea from Cholera, but as a surface disinfectant because of its bactericidal properties. The medicine kills bacteria colonizing the intestinal mucosa that cause stomach upset.
16DND TIL almost 15% of Hawaii-born people living on the mainland are between the ages of 18 and 44 and have a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared to 7.7% of those remaining in Hawaii. Among younger adults, over 55% of Hawaii-born people with a bachelor’s degree move away.
OGJLe TIL in 1975, the founder of Playboy, Hugh Hefner, lent his private plane the "Big Bunny" to operation baby lift to help transport 41 orphaned Vietnamese children to New York.
nerod TIL 'Hollywood Accounting' is a creative accounting process used to hide film profits. Some of the highest grossing films of all time have actually registered 'net loss' and 'no profit' on paper using this process (incl. Return of the Jedi; Forrest Gump; Lord of the Rings Trilogy; Harry Potter)
Lklbm TIL a majority of the "snakes" from the snake pit scene in Indiana Jones aren't actually snakes. The film used a species of legless lizards known as the sheltopusik.