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TIL $44B of gift cards have gone unclaimed since 2008

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DkMj TIL Classical marble statues used to be painted in color; although they have faded to blank whiteness, we can use UV light to see the original textures
16wbD TIL "Cart-Starts"(tiny explosives) are used to make a launch quicker for B-52s
E8E0 TIL that it actually does rain more over the weekend because heat and pollution from midweek work traffic prevents moisture from forming, but on weekends when there is no traffic it rains.
VMA1m TIL director Peter Weir wanted to have cameras installed in behind every theater showing ‘The Truman Show’ and have the projectionist cut the power at some point during the film, cut to the viewers so they'd be watching themeselves, and then cut back to the movie.
D0ap TIL that the one of the loudest animals on the planet is the pistol shrimp, which can create an up to 218 decibels loud sound with his claw