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TIL that Antarctica is the largest desert in the world

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b97A9 TIL the green flash at the end of "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" is based on a real optical phenomenon
eaoL TIL a swedish transexual was kicked out of a feminist movement, bullied, then committed suicide for being a man.
JXpv TIL Maj Donnie Dunagan served three tours in Vietnam, earned a Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts, was promoted a record 13 times in 21 years…and was the voice of Bambi
WkZe9 TIL many fingerprint scanners won't recognize the fingerprint of a dead person, as dead people's skin does not have the electrical conductance needed for such fingerprint scanners to work.
xVPe0 TIL there is growing body of scientific research showing that reliance on GPS erodes our ability to make our own mental maps.