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TIL the largest man-made beach is 26 miles long.

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wmnM TIL Al-Qaeda attacks financed by $500,000 cost the US more than $500 billion
4XPYN TIL it’s spelled “champ at the bit,” not “chomp at the bit.”
b9p8Z TIL a recent survey of the total Mountain Gorilla population estimated there are at least 1,004 individuals, reflecting a substantial increase since 2008. Due to this upward trend in population, their status has been changed from Critically Endangered to Endangered.
9YoYQ TIL Gulliver's Travels by Swift was largely changed by others in later editions from the original biting satire to remove a lot of the satirical tone and make it more passable for the general public's consumption. It was basically changed from political satire to a children's book.
7ramO TIL the scientist John von Neumann (1903-1957) could by the age of 6, divide two 8 digit numbers in his head and converse in ancient Greek. He published over 150 papers during his lifetime, and is considered by many to be among the most intellegent humans to have ever lived.