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TIL that frogs account for 88% of extant amphibian species

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yQwZa TIL that in 2012 F1 team Lotus agreed to pay Kimi Raikkonen around 50,000 euros for every point he scores in two years. Kimi ended up scoring 390 points in those two years resulting in 19.4 million euros bonus (higher than his salary), which almost ended up bankrupting Lotus.
WkvVX TIL that viruses infect other viruses and scientists believe a whole class of viruses might exist that infect other viruses.
xd07 TIL: After Domino’s admitted their pizza tasted bad in 2010 and reinvented their pizza, The company’s stocks have outperformed every large tech company in the past decade.
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yVyBV TIL about that time a British Airways flight got grounded because of a smelly poop