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TIL the song in the credits of Parasite was originally titled "564" years, because that's how long it would take for Ki-Woo to save enough money to buy the house. So when he tells his dad all he has to do is come up the stairs, we all know that's impossible.

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1amyP TIL that while there are multiple elements named after coutries (Americium, Francium, Germanium, Polonium.. ) there is only one country named after an element. 'Argentina' is derived from 'Argentum' the latin name for Silver. The symbol for Silver is Ag.
yRQv TIL that the famous New York City tourist attraction, Wall St.’s Charging Bull, cost $360,000 to build, was placed illegally in the middle of the night in 1989 after a stock market crash, was impounded, only to be returned to the streets due to public outcry
JYx01 TIL since the 1980s the global twinning rate has increased by 1/3, or about 1.6 million twin pairs each year, which is more twin births than ever and peaking at an unprecedented level. Asia and Africa are currently home to 80% of all twin deliveries in the world.
oRZ0E TIL: British-based firm Reckitt Benckiser admitted in 2016 that it sold a humidifier disinfectant that killed about 100 people in South Korea. They withdrew their product after South Korean authorities suggested a link between chemicals to sterilise humidifiers and lung conditions in 2011.
QK7k TIL that until 2011, anything containing less than 10% alcohol in Russia was just considered foodstuff.