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TIL The man with the world’s longest-ever beard, four and a half feet long, broke his neck and died after tripping over it.

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dd97 TIL that in 2004 a Great White Shark attacked Rob Howes while he was surfing off the coast of New Zealand. While clinging for his life to his surfboard a pod of dolphins swam up to him and formed a protective wall that effectively blocked out the shark and ended up saving Rob’s life.
e0M4k TIL there's a village in England called Fingringhoe.
YplQB TIL life on earth is estimated to exist for around 4 billion years ago. This means life, as far as we know it, has been a component of our universe for roughly 29% of its timeline.
m7Bv TIL great white sharks are attracted to AC/DC’s music
ANWOl TIL Carmel By The Sea, California prohibits wearing high heels over two inches in height and less than one square inch of bearing surface without first getting a permit from City Hall.