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TIL electric eels are not technically eels, but are actually a species of nearly scaleless knife fish.

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oRMML TIL there is a unit of measurement used to measure the distance to celestial bodies based on the distance between the Earth and the Sun
BRxy TIL Mount Whitney, the highest point in the Contiguous U.S., is less than 90 miles (140 km) away from Badwater Basin in Death Valley, the lowest point in North America
V1Pp TIL that Tiger Woods’ affairs led to an estimated shareholder loss of $5-12 billion due to dropped sponsorship deals.
aDWy TIL that Rolex sells more than watches, they sell sand.
APOB TIL that Nestle actively supports child trafficking and child slavery in Africa to obtain cocoa and forces 12-14 yr olds to work at gunpoint