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TIL that pen caps have holes in them to prevent suffocation if swallowed

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bQK9 TIL Sniper bullets can hit targets so far away that the sniper needs to take the spin of the Earth into account (The Coriolis Drift)
O9oa TIL the film Lord of War (2005) was officially endorsed by the human rights group Amnesty International for highlighting the arms trafficking by the international arms industry
B6gr TIL A goat was once arrested in Nigeria after vigilantes claimed it was an armed robber who turned himself into a goat with black magic.
XEbQE TIL President Park Chung Hee was responsible in large part for South Korea’s “economic miracle”; the programs he initiated gave his country one of the fastest-growing economies in the world during his 18 year rule
8aZOG TIL Mel Brooks approached John Wayne for a role in Blazing Saddles, which eventually went to Gene Wilder. Wayne declined, as he thought the dialogue was "too dirty" for his family-friendly image.