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TIL that an Australian golf course had a water hazard with sharks.

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gMgg4 TIL about GPT-3, the slightly antisemitic and sexist AI that can imitate your writing style
OoPJ1 TIL a total of nine nuclear submarines have been sunk around the world and most remain on the ocean floor with their nuclear weapons and reactors intact.
7r7MX TIL During the summer of 1988, Canadian marathon swimmer Vicki Keith swam across all 5 Great Lakes to raise money for charity, covering a total of 253 kilometres (157 miles) in 160 hours and 22 minutes over a two month period.
wrwW TIL: There are an estimated 70 sextillion stars in the known universe (70,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)
QJX96 TIL of the Raines Sandwich. In 1896, New York passed the Raines law to reduce Sunday drinking. The law had a loophole allowing bars to serve alcohol only with a meal. Staff added a sandwich to every drink order, then took it away, serving it to the next customer - the sandwich often lasted all day.