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TIL That a polarbear was recorded swimming for 9 days, without rest, through the Bering Straight.

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95JD TIL most of the money George Clooney makes off his Nespresso commercials, he spends on a satellite that surveils Sudanese war criminal and dictator Omar al-Bashir.
m0wp TIL: Female bats give oral sex to male bats as foreplay to prolong the act of mating
GADA4 TIL There are ~1.9 billion Muslims in the world, and only ~16 Million Jews.
E1mkp TIL The long-range bombardment of Fort McHenry, glorified by the Star Spangled Banner, was quite ineffective. Over 25 hours, the British fired 1,500-1,800 bombs and rockets but only killed 4 and wounded 25.
Nmke TIL Adam Sandler’s reason as to why he made a 4-picture contract with Netflix was because, “When these fine people came to me with an offer to make four movies for them, I immediately said yes for one reason and one reason only. Netflix rhymes with Wet Chicks.”