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TIL the author of Bambi was an avid hunter

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QNg7k TIL the B-2/Stealth Bomber costs $135,000 for every hour of flight time
RRZa TIL that Google intends to scan all known existing 130 million unique books by the end of the decade.
9w5dr TIL Christopher Columbus used a lunar eclipse in 1504 to deceive Jamaican natives into providing supplies, claiming it was a sign of divine anger. The frightened natives complied, unaware of the eclipse's natural cause.
rNdMW TIL before his career took off, Patrick Swayze and his wife had a carpentry business. Though Swayze didn’t know much about carpentry at first, he learned a lot through books, and their business ended being very profitable. At one point, they even renovated the kitchen of actress Jaclyn Smith.
grnOL TIL 5% of Americans have Gilbert's syndrome, which affects the liver's ability to process bilirubin. People with GS are less likely to develop heart disease due to the antioxidant nature of bilirubin.