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TIL that rock fishing is considered the most dangerous sport in Australia.

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gMgNA TIL of the SS Richard Montgomery: a US WWII ship carrying munitions, grounded 2.4km from Sheerness, UK in 1944, and broken in two by the weight of the bombs on board. An estimated 1,400 tonnes of explosives remain on board the ship. It is monitored constantly & protected by a 500m exclusion zone.
R5vZ7 TIL kangaroos have three vaginas, and have the ability to constantly stay pregnant. Male kangaroos often have double pronged penises for double penetration.
AraB TIL that Harper Lee received one year’s wages as a Christmas gift from a friend to write whatever she wanted. She used her time off to write “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
mnlR TIL two former U.S. astronauts started an organization, independent from NASA, dedicated to launching a telescope called “The Sentinel” that will orbit the Sun and detect any Earth-bound asteroid threats up to decades in advance.
m1mGO TIL A Jamaican born, Violet Edwards, 96, who lives in ParkLand, Florida is reportedly the fifth-oldest person in the world to receive a degree as reported by the Caribbean National Weekly.