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TIL that one man has single-handedly mapped over 90% of the River Thames.

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oBO6o TIL researchers are able to predict the long-term success of professional Wall Street investors by analyzing their genomes.
QNeM6 TIL The Turkish Army formerly issued fines to families of soldiers who committed suicide, demanding them to pay for the bullet that they used, although they abolished that practice under pressure
Y7JeW TIL: 9 days before the start of production of Jaws, neither Quint nor Hooper had been cast. The role of Quint was originally offered to two other actors, both of whom passed. Robert Shaw was reluctant to take the role since he did not like the book but decided to accept at the urging of his wife.
EQlP TIL the only reason Russians are Greek Orthodoxy not Muslim is because Vladimir couldn’t get behind a religion that bans hard liquor.
8aVmK TIL about Alien Hand Syndrome, a condition in which a person loses conscious control of one of their hands, and it seemingly acts as if it has a mind of its own. There is no known cure, although symptoms can be managed to some degree by keeping the alien hand occupied with something to play with.