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TIL that there is a military-only resort on Disney property in Florida that charges guests based on their rank.

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OG0X6 TIL that Joseph Stalin had absolute power to direct the wealth of the Soviet Union toward any end he wanted. The modern equivalent to what he controlled would be nearly $8.5 trillion.
D9vD TIL that Nutella uses 25% of the worlds hazelnuts.
X0gV8 TIL that the Alfa Romeo Logo isn’t a snake with a red tongue, but a snake eating a human.
wKd1 TIL there is an 80 Million year old species made up entirely of females. “Bdelloid rotifers are to microscopic life as Rogue is to the X-Men.” They steal DNA from other organisms, mutating their own genes to absorb new traits. They can also survive 9 yrs of Desiccation.
4x5X TIL that it is not atypical for only one child in a family to be abused and used as a ‘scapegoat’ while the other children aren’t targeted and can even be made to participate.