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TIL that during World War II a Dutch minesweeper evaded the Japanese for eight days disguised as an island. The crew covered the decks in cut trees and painted exposed surfaces to look like rocks. They moved only at night and anchored closed to shore by day, eventually escaping to Australia.

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nexQo TIL the floor in the music video for Jamiroquai's Virtual Insanity never moved. The entire set was put on wheels, with the camera attached to one wall. Movers would yell NORTH! and Jay Kay would have to dance corresponding to the movements of the set, giving the illusion of moving with the floor.
LxK9 TIL the cost of becoming Batman is around $682 million dollars, and Bruce Wayne’s net worth is estimated to be $6.9 billion
Y7mPd TIL that car horn testing is important, and countries like India get highly reliable horns. People honk almost constantly in that part of the world.
xVbAo TIL being in the US Congress was originally considered a civic duty and only paid $5,000
v1xQx TIL that meth was used as an antidepressant from the 1930s to the 1950s. A man named Gordon Alles patented the drug after he was injected with it and found that he became talkative and gained "a sense of well-being".