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TIL Australia's largest cattle ranch is slightly larger that Israel.

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nr1o TIL In 2009 the University of Montreal tried to conduct a study into the views of men who never watched porn, it failed to find a single candidate.
LR7p TIL in 1982 Key West seceded from the US as a protest against their actions. Then they declared war and surrendered after 1 minute, but in 1995 they attacked the US by firing water cannons from fireboats and hitting people with stale Cuban bread. They are today known as the “Conch Republic.”
16gK8 TIL, in 1998 it took several days to bring down a rogue 25-story tall Canadian weather balloon even after two F-16s fired more than 1,000 rounds of cannon shells into it. The balloon had severe impact on trans-Atlantic air traffic as airliners were forced to divert from their projected flight paths
kOmv1 TIL Wild Rice is a complete protein, the only grain that is complete (if a bit low in lysine). Also the second highest protein grain.
5YKLD TIL that Willie Mays is the only player in MLB history to have at least one career home run in every inning from 1-16