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TIL bananas have more trade regulations than AK-47s

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VMXo0 TIL in 1952, students at the University of Washington tricked their teacher by creating a false student named John Rainwater. It has now been used as a pseudonym by multiple renowned mathematicians.
Z8ZQR TIL that Peter Cullen — voice actor for Optimus Prime, the Predator, and many other voices in film — came up with the Predator's clicking sound because he was coughing blood after voicing King Kong's roars and couldn't do a traditional monster sound.
KODbB TIL That citizens of Monaco are not allowed to gamble at their own casinos. Only foreigners are allowed to even step foot inside of Monaco's casinos.
GYNRN TIL That K2 is only 237 meters(777ft) shorter then Mt. Everest and is considered far more challenging to ascend, about one person dies on the mountain for every four who reach the summit.
PYM1J TIL humans live closer to the time of the T-Rex than the T.rex lived to the time of Stegosaurus