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TIL about Saturn's Hexagon - Larger in diameter than the Earth

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N7eLE TIL the second officer of the Titanic, who survived by swimming from the sinking ship to a capsized raft, later in life sailed his civilian craft to Dunkirk and helped evacuate over 130 men.
Nnp1 TIL that as of April 2010, Bill Gates had donated over $36,854,000,000 in his lifetime, which is more than one third of his current net worth of $82. billion.
XEmK8 TIL of “The Custom of the Sea,” an old tradition among sailors where in dire circumstances, such as being stranded at sea and on the verge of starvation, the remaining sailors would all draw straws and whoever drew the shortest would then be killed and eaten to ensure the survival of the others.
QJOMk TIL The World's deepest pool (60.02 meters) opened in Dubai with a warning to divers not to visit the Burj Khalifa after diving or they could develop decompression sickness, also known as 'the bends'.
5YoKn TIL that there’s a British band named Nirvana, who formed in 1965 and they sued the American band over the same name but settled out of court