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TIL The invention of cultured pearls largely destroyed the economy of Kuwait due to the reliance on pearl diving.

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obor TIL that Colorado is not a perfect rectangle. Along the west border with Utah it goes at a slight angle and then continues straight again due to surveyors making a mistake.
MeQ5m TIL of the disappearance of Gary Mathias, who after attending a college basketball game w/ 4 friends, was never seen again. His 4 friends were found decaying in/around a remote cabin 20mi. away from their car having died from starvation&hypothermia, despite an ample supply of food/heating materials.
yxVV TIL that when Patrick Stewart first saw an X-Men comic he asked, “What am I doing on the front of a comic book?”
awMky TIL in 2010, a plane crashed shortly before landing due to a smuggled crocodile escaping a passengers duffel bag. This sent all the scared passengers running to the front of the plane which threw the plane out of balance.
4alw TIL Sperm whales only have one blow hole which evolved from the left nostril. The right nostril is located inside the front of the whale’s head and has evolved into a pair of lips used for echolocation.