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TIL that the official multi-nation search for the doomed MH 370 aircraft was the largest and most expensive aviation search in history. 19 vessels and 345 aircraft sorties combed 4.6 million square kilometers of the Southern Indian Ocean for an approximated cost of US$155 million.

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QNDk9 TIL: Kazuo Taoka is known as the "Japanese Godfather". He was an orphan who acquired the nickname "Kuma" for his signature attack of clawing eyes. He realized back alley work was high risk low reward, so he founded a legitimate yakuza cargo hauling biz which grew his yakuza to 10,000 members.
N7mbJ TIL Pablo Escobar visited the White House circa 1981 with his family despite the FBI searching for him. It's even said that he also went to Disney Land.
jlOX TIL that “Eye of Newt” is not an actual eye, but an archaic name for mustard seed!
p8JGb TIL that in America, there are eight parking spots for every car, collectively taking up as much space as the state of West Virginia.
4X7xo TIL in Brazil, prison sentence is reduced by 4 days for every book read.