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TIL that although GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) is free for the world to use, it costs the American taxpayer $2 million per day to operate.

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R7RY9 TIL whilst filming the movie Entebbe, about a plane being hijacked, a plane was hijacked and landed at the airport on the day of the filming. They then filmed the real hostages being released and edited it into the movie. The producer called it a "blessing from the sky on a day of bad acting."
pYvdb TIL: In 2012, Canadian Justin Williams assaulted and stabbed his neighbor for coming over tell him to stop yelling over a video game (World of Warcraft), he replied "it's not a game, it's my life" then grabbed and stabbed his neighbor. The neighbor lived, but now has a scar in his chest.
GAP7J TIL that even if a Nuclear Winter occurred, it would be followed by a Nuclear Summer
aQvy TIL that whenever the final joke on an episode of “Seinfeld” didn’t receive enough laughs from the live audience, the cast and crew would come out on stage and pitch ideas for how to make the ending funnier, so that the episodes always ended well.
pY5XG TIL of the Wildrake diving bell accident where two saturation divers became trapped in the bell at 522ft (159m) when both the lift & umbilical, carry power & hot water, became detached. Before rescue could get to them, they died of hypothermia.