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TIL Costco doesn’t make money selling products - it makes all profits from membership fees

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ZpjAG TIL that in 2005, a parrot named Alex told scientists he was "hungry" and asked for a nut, proving that some birds understand abstract concepts
5YlMn TIL that the movie Clue in 1985 had 3 endings that were randomly distributed to theaters. People argued about the ACTUAL ending although they’ve seen two different ones.
NPPJ TIL Robin Williams was voted least likely to succeed by his fellow classmates
0w7AL TIL In REC, most of the firefighters, the main charactee reporter, as well as the residents were not professional actors and were just told to respond to the situation as if it was real life, and many scenes were done in 1 take without cuts.
W7YA8 TIL After the assassinations of his brothers President John F Kennedy and Senator Robert Kennedy; Senator Ted Kennedy lived the rest of his life in fear of being assassinated as well and would jump at loud noises and dive for cover at the sound of a car backfiring.