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TIL the food court at Costco makes so much money selling pizza to hungry shoppers, it's ranked as the 14th largest pizza chain in the US - even beating out California Pizza Kitchen, among others

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8a78G TIL the 1928 adaptation of "Noah's Ark" had a flood scene that killed 3 actors. The original cut of the film, which included footage of the 3 actors drowning in the flood, is lost. Also, a young John Wayne can be seen struggling to stay above the water in the scene (it was one of his first roles.)
0mv TIL that for every dollar invested in space exploration, the US economy receives about $8 of economic benefits in return.
E1rpV TIL about Project 100,000. A controversial Vietnam War era program by the US DoD to draft 100,000 low-IQ men a year for the Vietnam War. Dubbed, “Macnamara’s Morons” more than 5,000 were killed in the war, 3x the rate when compared to other soldiers.
6EYAW TIL Fireflies are the most efficient lights in the world. 100% of energy is emitted as light. Fireflies: larvae & eggs glow, talk to each other with light, imitate each other, then eat other fireflies, are on almost every continent, taste bad, are medically and scientifically useful, adults live<1mo
OGVX6 TIL there's a town in the Netherlands called Poortugaal. About 10Km south of the center of Rotterdam, the town's flag and coat of arms are also heavily inspired by Portugal's.