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TIL Norway imports garbage from other countries to generate energy.

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nWBAG TIL over 200 vehicles were involved in the scramble scene from the film 2 Fast 2 Furious
wLbK6 TIL due to his fascination with James Bond novels CIA boss Allen Dulles made the CIA attempt to make some of the Bond gadgets in real life. While the poison-tipped shoes reportedly did work in real life, many other gadgets failed to do their job.
e4aE TIL A Cat Has Been The Elected Mayor of an Alaska Town For 15 Years.
ne9EB TIL a "nickelodeon" is a small movie theater that shows short-films for a nickel, from the early 1905-1915
R7kW6 TIL French neuroscientist Michel Jouvet disabled the mechanism in cats brains that inhibits movement during REM sleep. While sleeping the cats moved their heads, arched their backs, and stalked invisible prey.