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TIL The entire Amazon basin is fertilized by diatom shell dust blown over the Atlantic from the Sahara desert

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1P04 TIL of Watermelon mosaic virus, a virus that “draws” circles on watermelons.
aBL9 TIL A Spanish judge has ruled that women can be charged more for driving lessons because “men were better drivers”
OGxXX TIL during the 1984 Olympics, the new conglomerate Beatrice Foods ran so many commercials that they began alienating consumers, since the ad campaign made it clear that numerous brands were part of a far-reaching multinational corporation.
e5dL TIL in Far Cry 4, if you take the main villain at their word and wait at a table for about 13 minutes for them to return, you can beat the game without even picking up a weapon.
kJYgB TIL there were 234 turbulence accidents that resulted in 298 serious injuries and three deaths from 1980 to 2008