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TIL that Che Guevara was Argentinian

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6E4XZ TIL of Paint Drying, a 10 hour movie about paint drying on a wall. Created as a protest to force British Board of Film Classification watch all 10 hours to rate the movie
6jaQ TIL In 1917, a canned food shortage affected the British Army, leading the government to issue soldiers cigarettes and amphetamines to reduce their appetites.
bE54 TIL that as part of a marketing campaign in 2012, Nestle posted a photo on Instagram of a person in a bear costume playing drums, using Kit Kats as drum sticks. Nestle removed the photo shortly afterwards amid controversy that it looked like “Pedobear”
vPEkK TIL: Man goes to BBC for job interview, ends up being mistakenly presented as 'tech expert' on live TV
epDLk TIL To protect historical Steveston Village from flooding on Canada's Westcoast, there is a plan to build a $170 million dyke in the Fraser River and around an island. Because it is a working harbour, a 50m seagate would be required in the middle of the dyke