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TIL that there was an Aladdin 2

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x0J5 TIL China is the birthplace of the seismograph. Built in 132 AD, it consisted of 8 metal dragons holding 8 carved balls over 8 frogs. If an earthquake made the ground vibrate, the dragon facing the quake’s source would drop a ball into the mouth of its corresponding frog.
oRv1R TIL of Sonya Thomas, a competitive eater. In 2005, she held 22 world titles at a bodyweight of 99 lbs. and defeated elite male and female competitors twice her size or more.
grdR9 TIL the wrecked S. S. Minnow from Gilligan's Island was named after FCC Chairman Newton Minnow, who called television "a vast wasteland".
9VZQ TIL That the amount of petroleum used to create one plastic bag is enough to drive a car for approximately 375 ft.
bm60 TIL: A twin was born 34 min after her brother, but because daylight savings time switched, was actually born 26 min before her brother