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TIL “Square Waves” occur on the ocean when perpendicular wind currents meet, and are extremely dangerous and capable of sinking ships

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P54n TIL a BBC investigation found that collagen being used in British cosmetic surgeries had been harvested from executed Chinese prisoners.
DGp TIL that Hitler’s mother was thinking of having an abortion, when she was pregnant with him, but the doctor talked her out of it.
4kgko TIL Around 5,300 kids were killed at school due to the 2008 earthquake in China
xx97 TIL 500,000 baseball bats were sold in Russia last year. Only one pair of batting gloves were purchased.
4JvN TIL Google now receives over 100,000 copyright take-down requests an HOUR. In one week this year, they received 19 million requests as compared to an average week in 2013 when they received about 4 million.