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TIL the Pacific Ocean just by itself is bigger than all the continents put together.

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Xjw8 TIL “Lucifer’s Gas” aka O2F2 is so reactive, it will combust anything warmer than -300F. It allegedly reacts even with Gold
GYpXQ TIL an acronym is ONLY when you pronounce the abbreviation as a word (e.g. SWAT). Otherwise it is known as an initialism (e.g. FBI).
ADP74 TIL that scientists successfully cloned an extinct goat back to life, but it died very shortly due to breathing problems.
gr144 TIL the screenplay of the original Planet of the Apes (1968) was written by Rod Serling, the same guy who created The Twilight Zone, and the famous ending was his creation.
VMrRp TIL: Tourists at Yala National Park on Sri Lanka's SouthWest coast who fell victim to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami were unable to spot any wildlife on safari because the animals had sensed the tremor vibrations 4 days earlier and fled to higher ground