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TIL China is looking to dam the international rivers flowing out of Tibet, allowing them to be in a position to dictate terms to the downstream nations.

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4Oda TIL after James Joyce released his novel Finnegans Wake(one of the most difficult works of fiction in english), H.G Wells sent a letter asking ‘who the hell is this Joyce who demands so many waking hours of the few thousands I have still to live for a proper appreciation of his quirks and fancies’
pEvZ TIL Matthew Broderick and John Cusack both turned down the role of Walter White in Breaking Bad
NePE TIL it is illegal to release balloons in the state of Florida
oml7 TIL France was not the first to recognize the US as a legitimate nation. Morocco was the first. Even today, Morocco and the US share the US’ longest unbroken treaty.
ekYJ TIL that when asked about his thoughts on Ben Affleck playing Batman, George Clooney responded by saying “I am the least qualified person to comment on anyone playing the role of Batman since I so terribly destroyed the part”