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TIL that only around 35% of Americans have passports. The figure is an all-time high.

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yQo08 TIL before the filming of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, director Alfonso Cuarón had Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson write essays about their characters. Watson turned in a 16 page essay, Radcliffe gave a single page, and Grint forgot to turn his in.
ppON TIL Anthony Stockelman molested and murdered a 10-year-old girl named “Katie” in 2005. When he was sent to prison, a relative of Katie’s was reportedly also there and got to Stockelman in the middle of the night and tattooed “Katie’s Revenge” on his forehead.
prXN TIL 6 companies control 90% of American broadcast media (FOX, CNN, NBC, WSJ, ABC, etc.)
XVd6 TIL Stephen Hawking’s wife cheated on him with a guy in her church choir then Hawking left her for his nurse/ the ex-wife of the guy who designed his voice box.
P60e TIL ‘medieval’ chastity belts are a myth