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TIL Star Wars nearly started a real life war between Tunisia and Libya.

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xew5 TIL that half of the worlds richest 1% are Americans. The global middle class (as defined by median income) makes about $1225/year.
eoJJ TIL: In response to how women in media are often judged on their clothing, Australian TV anchor Karl Stefanovic wore the same suit on air for a year and no one noticed.
KO1yR TIL there are people out there who kill hummingbirds, cover them in honey, and wrap them in underwear as part of a love spell.
Kr86 TIL In 1965, a Ukrainian farmer dug up the lower jawbone of a mammoth. Further excavations revealed the presence of 4 huts, made up of a total of 149 mammoth bones. These dwellings, dating back some 15,000 years, were determined to have been some of the oldest shelters ever built.
ANWNo TIL James Cameron would use a nail gun to nail the film crew's cell phones to a wall in retaliation for unwanted ringing during the production of Avatar.