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TIL Berlin still hasn’t recovered its pre-WW2 population

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KNQw TIL every fifth person in Greenland tries to commit suicide at some point in their lifetimes
p85OG TIL A guy known as the coughing major, won $1 million dollars on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire by having people he knows in the audience cough at the right answers as they were being said by the host. He eventually got caught as show producers reviewed footage and found out he was cheating.
KOpdR TIL The Bee Gee's wrote "Islands in the Stream" for Marvin Gaye, it was a hit for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton and then sampled for "Ghetto Superstar". When The Bee Gee's finally recorded their version, they used "Ghetto Superstar " for their final chorus.
wL0kY TIL that 10-35% of people share the same genetic trait that makes us having to sneeze when looking towards the sun
d8p0j TIL a man tried to run to Bermuda in a Zorb with nothing but water bottles and protein bars. When the USGC attempted to rescue him, he refused their assistance and instead asked for directions.