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TIL that, not only the Normandy scene in Saving Private Ryan cost $11m to shoot, but also most of the soldiers seen were actually members of the Irish Defence Forces.

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MGZA TIL the US pressured India to make charas (hash) illegal in the 1980’s. The “war on drugs” was international.
RE5l TIL since 1967 there has always been a plane in the air above the US which has the ability to retarget and launch nuclear missiles without the crew in the underground missile silos being involved.
5YrMQ TIL the dartboard layout was designed by Brian Gamlin in 1896 and is organized to encourage accuracy, and is mathematically considered nearly perfect. Also Gamlin died at age 44, with no actual record of his death.
KO4p9 TIL: Pink Himalayan Salt Doesn't Come From India or the Himalayas. It's mostly mined in Pakistan
GX9j TIL that you’re never actually touching anything. Your atoms’ electrons repel objects when they’re 10^-8 meters away from you, but you can feel the force of the resistance.