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TIL that one Texas filmmaker made the same film 300 times

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EgpLp TIL about pilot Robert Moriarty, who flew his plane under the Eiffel Tower in 1984. When reporters asked why he did it, Moriarty said it was “just for fun”.
9x0X TIL that the lead singer of “The Village People” was actually straight.
Z8bm4 TIL that at the end of the Second World war. Japan only repatriated 56 Chinese prisoners. This was due to a brutal take no prisoners policy.
0PpN TIL that the Chinese phrase for “the general public” literally translates to the “Old 100 Families” as the 100 most common Chinese surnames account for 84.77% of China’s population. To reach this percentage in the US, you’d need to include approx. 150,000 surnames.
vR6L TIL Only 7 people have been made honorary United States citizens.