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TIL A recent study found 75% of Americans use their smartphone’s while in the restroom.

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VMR94 TIL in 2007, Russia used a mini-submarine to plant the country's flag on the floor of the Arctic Ocean in an attempt to claim the region and its natural resources, a move that was rejected by the U.N.
rNk7x TIL when asked by Alexander how he wished to be treated, defeated Indian king Porus replied "Treat me as a king would treat another king". Impressed, Alexander indeed treated him as a king, returning his lands, making him a satrap of his empire and giving him additional territories.
8oKZ TIL that the children of identical twins test genetically as half-siblings instead of first cousins
b9l07 TIL you are 100 times more likely to get bit by another human in New York City than you are to get bit by a shark at the beach
GYvBJ TIL Christopher Meloni, who played Elliot Stabler on SVU, lives in the house from the TV show Ozzie and Harriet.