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TIL There is almost an entire continent submerged under water

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mxyDv TIL Pluto is legally still a planet in Illinois
m1l7p TIL that rhinoplasty surgeries date back to the sixth century B.C. in India. An Indian physician named Sushruta documented instructions in the Sushruta Samhita for performing scores of surgical procedures – including three types of skin grafts and reconstruction of the nose.
v1YYj TIL the restrooms on the 103rd floor of the Willis (Sears) Tower, at 1,353 feet (412.4 m) high, are the highest in the Western Hemisphere, relative to street level
YpynB TIL that Beethoven's teacher (Johann Albrechtsberger) wrote seven Concerti for the Jew Harp (also known as the Mouth Harp).
bX1E TIL The Ebola virus wiped out 70 to 95% of the 20,000 gorillas in Congo’s d'Odzala national park between 2003 and 2005