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TIL the Panama Canal is running out of water.

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ekd4 TIL that in 1913 $20.00 had the buying power of $481.50 today.
PWYg TIL an influential Islamic philosophical movement in 8th century Iraq declared the perfect human to be “of Persian derivation, Arabic faith, Hebrew in astuteness, a disciple of Christ in conduct, as pious as a Syrian monk, a Greek in natural sciences, an Indian in the interpretation of mysteries.
Lk8op TIL that the 20th Century Fox logo has a hidden sync mark. The flash in the bottom right at 0:11 lines up with the last beat before the finale. Editors & mixers use that to make sure the audio & picture are in sync.
yQJXv TIL that the band Novo Amor spent over 35 hours of free diving and a real sculpted whale made out of plastic waste for their music video "Birthplace"
Oo1o7 TIL of John Brown. An abolitionist who was the first person executed for treason in the US for leading a slave rebellion in 1859. His actions and hanging helped ignite the start of the Civil War.