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TIL Nakatomi Plaza in the movie “Die Hard” is actually 20th Century Fox’s headquarters and they charged themselves rent to use it

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Y77PA TIL about the horned tortoise, a mid-sized turtle that survived until 1000-800BC. She convergently evolved a tail club like ankylosaurs
pndp TIL when the world’s largest diamond was discovered in South Africa, it was shipped to England on a steamboat under heavy security. But it was a diversion, and the real stone was sent in a plain box via post.
P1p6G TIL that the Hyundai Kona is sold as the Kauai in Portugal, as Kona (cona) is a derogatory term for vagina
wPBM TIL that Nintendo wanted Mario to ride Yoshi since the NES period, but it took six years for technology to make the concept possible.
8LJa TIL Alberta, Canada has been virtually rat free for decades. The provincial government has maintained a successful rat extermination program since shortly after World War II.