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TIL: The most expensive yacht in the world is a gold-plated super-yacht worth $4.5 billion USD. It comes complete with a statue made from the bone of a T-Rex dinosaur

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PY5XO TIL about the 1997 Jarell tornado, which is considered the most destructive tornado in recorded history. By the time rescuers arrived at the Double Creek subdivision where 27 people had died, there was nothing in sight except bare slabs of foundation and ripped up dirt.
eyDg TIL that four teenage girls lied to have an innocent man convicted of murdering a child. They never apologised, claiming they did it “for a laugh”.
VjO4 TIL that Canadian citizens can send mail to various government offices postage free
R7Mej TIL of a religious cult known as the "Prince Philip Movement", located on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu. It's followers worship Prince Philip and believe that he is a divine being.
5YE0p TIL of Musical Roads, which are highway rumble strips that sound like music when you drive over them. First created in Denmark, they are now found all over the world. One stretch of road in California plays the William Tell Overture.