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TIL that Aldabra, a coral atoll in the Seychelles, has the biggest population of giant tortoises in the world, at 100,000.

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bpna TIL that Abraham Lincoln’s only living son Robert, was at both Garfield and McKinley’s assassinations but not at his father’s.
69y5X TIL that in the 1960s, San Diego considered building a floating stadium in Mission Bay for the Chargers and Padres, with modular pontoon sections to accommodate various events
wY5E TIL that the “ITT” in ITT Tech stands for Institute of Technological Technology making the school’s full name “The Institute of Technological Technology Technical Institute”
0wJ5M TIL tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur
56DB TIL the chills experienced when listening to music is a result of the brain releasing dopamine – this occurs when a piece of music moves you, or when in anticipation of the peak moment during a song.