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TIL 17 countries, including Saudi Arabia, don’t have any rivers

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69G6w TIL the 700 3rd class passengers on the titanic all had to share two bathtubs. One for men and one for women
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Oo9Da TIL that 28,000 rubber duckies were lost at sea in 1992 and are still being found today.
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