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TIL that a large AMC popcorn contains 25g of protein.

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5VkB TIL that when the Apollo team jettisoned their lunar module, the collision caused “the entire Moon [to ring] like a gong, vibrating and resonating for almost an hour after the impact.”
yQQR8 TIL Sea shanties can be grouped into three types: short haul shanties, for tasks requiring quick pulls; halyard shanties, for heavier work requiring more setup time between pulls; and capstan shanties, for long, repetitive tasks.
xV980 TIL that during prohibition, the US government intentionally added lethal poison to industrial alcohols, knowing they were used by bootleggers and sold to the public. This federal poisoning program led to over 10,000 deaths.
Z59R TIL Johnny Depp would close a club he partially owned on Halloween every year because his good friend and fellow actor, River Phoenix, collapsed and died in front of it. He did this for over 10 years until he sold his part.
8aVbK TIL: Canadian insurance companies run a cloud seeding program to prevent the formation of large hailstones and reduce the amount of insurance claims for hail damage