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TIL that there is a fictional character who is an official member of the German parliament

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dDVnE TIL of Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari, a Saudi who was the heaviest man alive at 1,340 lb. When Saudi King Abdullah heard of this, Khalid was ordered to a medical center in Riyadh. In about four years, Khalid would weigh 150 lb.
rwrM TIL there is a single ATM in Antarctica, operated by Wells Fargo Bank. It takes Wells Fargo ten months to prepare to service its ATM, and the employee sent must undergo a psychological evaluation in case they are stranded in Antarctica when flights are cancelled for the season.
Y771r TIL: Colma, California was founded as a necropolis and the dead still outnumber the living 1000:1. The town's motto is "it's great to be alive in Colma".
9Y55r TIL the gerenuk or giraffe gazelle (Litocranius walleri) is a long-necked antelope found in arid areas of eastern Africa. Primarily a browser, gerenuks forage on leaves and fruits, sometimes even standing on their hind legs and elongating their necks to feed. Male gerenuks have lyre-shaped horns.
lZGB TIL in 2007, several weeks after complaining of a headache, a 12 year old boy died due to bacteria from an infected tooth invading his brain. Dental care is treated as an option, not a need, and many people suffer and die as a result.