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TIL that the Russian Empire expanded at a rate of 55 square miles a day, for nearly 400 years

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ZNQ4 TIL that tigers can, and will, take revenge on those who have wronged them. They are one of the most vengeful animals on the planet.
nepAW TIL that snails can be left handed, where their shells are coiled counter-clockwise, and they can only mate with other left handed snails due to their genitals also being on the opposite side.
ADakw TIL TV host Soupy Sales was once suspended for asking his young viewers to send him "little green pieces of paper" taken from their parents' wallets.
QJWek TIL women get more negatively affected from a breakup but make a much better recovery and come out stronger from the experience, while men take much longer to come to terms with the separation, never fully recover, and simply move on.
nRao TIL that in 1982 an animated Gilligan’s Island sequel was made, where the castaways built a spaceship to get home, but due to Gilligan they ended up crash-landing on an alien planet.