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TIL that Bob Anderson was Viggo Mortensen's private fighting trainer - or in other words, Darth Vader taught Aragorn how to fight

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jNgMn TIL the Philippines was assigned on the eastern side of the International Date Line, making it one day behind its Asian neighbors until 1844.
6xw TIL that the combined wealth of the world’s richest 1000 people is almost twice as much as the world’s poorest 2.5 billion
JYbgl TIL K9s are trained to sniff for hidden electronic devices like thumb drives, HDDs, phones and laptops.
O14X TIL that the number of people that die from the burning of fossil fuels and coal each YEAR is greater than the number of people that have EVER died as a result of nuclear power.
wpE7 TIL that not only is Manny Pacquiao one of the most successful boxers of all time–winning eight world titles in as many weight classes–he is also a politician, basketball coach, actor, and a retired singer.