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TIL that an estimated over 10 million people protested the war in Iraq in February of 2003, making it the largest protest ever.

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oBW4L TIL a man once posted himself from London to Australia in a wooden box to avoid the expensive airfare. Broke former Olympic athlete Reg Spiers built the box to travel cheaply as air freight and spent 63 hours in transit. He arrived safely in Perth.
wxg6 TIL Earth is the only known place in the universe where a fire can burn
8ep64 TIL that L. Ron Hubbard is the most prolific writer of all time, publishing 1,084 works between 1934 and 2006
Z8alB TIL that blood from horseshoe crabs is harvested every year and is the single best way to test for bacterial toxins in the manufacture of any medical substance or device put into the human body.
YYxP TIL the Great Famine of Ireland caused so many deaths, that Ireland’s population still has not recovered (after 150 years)