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TIL that the country of Bhutan charges tourists a fee $250/day, but that it pays for food, lodging, travel, and guides

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mXvy TIL The Wounded Warrior Project received 150 million in contributions in 2011 and only granted about 5 million to actual wounded warriors. That’s only about 3 cents of every dollar given to those in need.
rNXAw TIL about the Fallen Astronaut, a 3.5 in/8.9 cm aluminum sculpture. It is a stylized figure of an astronaut in a spacesuit, intended to commemorate the astronauts and cosmonauts who have died in the advancement of space exploration. It was placed on the Moon by the crew of Apollo 15 in 1971
XEPxj TIL that an average NFL game has just 11 minutes of live play. The rest of the time is devoted to over 100 commercials, 17 minutes of replay and around 75 minutes is spent watching players, coaches, and referees essentially loiter on the field.
ZK5G TIL an Indian flight attendant hid the passports of American passengers on a hijacked flight to save them from the Islamic terrorists. She died while shielding three children from a hail of bullets.
gEY8 TIL Nestle would aggressively market baby formula in developing countries, causing unnecessary death and suffering of infants.