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TIL that there was a Tsunami in 2004 that killed 228,000 people. It's the 10th deadliest natural disaster in known record

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69NjZ TIL that the Blind Boys of Alabama, active for 83 years, still have an original member
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b9n57 TIL the Gretzky brothers hold the NHL record for most combined points by two brothers (2,857 for Wayne and 4 for Brent)
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