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TIL that the largest recorded iceberg was bigger than Belgium

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mAXM TIL Coffee was discovered in Ethiopia, when the goat herder Kaldi noticed his goats dancing after eating the beans.
KYDEE TIL that after the release of the movie Avatar in 2009 many moviegoers experienced depression and suicidal thoughts due to the realistic graphics and utopian environments in the movie
7XwM TIL In 2008, it was revealed that members of the Hells Angels had plotted to murder Jagger in 1975.
ADLZd TIL in 2015, a metal detectorist in England found a large hoard of coins dating back to 879AD, depicting both the King of the Anglo-Saxons and the King of the Vikings on the same coin, suggesting a previously unknown alliance
VBJP4 Today I learned that on April Fool's Day in 1997, Alex Trebek hosted Wheel of Fortune and Pat Sajak hosted Jeopardy.