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TiL in China a large industry developed using sewage as cooking oil.

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84m8 TIL an Irish yob snatched and threw a homeless man’s pet rabbit in a river. The homeless man risked his life by jumping in after his beloved pet. They were both saved by firefighters and the yob was convicted of animal cruelty. The rabbit is named Barney.
NXEpe TIL: Robert Downey Jr was almost cast as Dr.Doom in Fantastic Four (2005), 19 years later RDJ has been confirmed as Dr.Doom in the MCU
R70K4 TIL the USSR and China each lost about 20-25 million citizens during WW2. The rest of the world lost 25-30 million lives combined.
DLmp TIL the 2011 earthquake near Japan shortened the days by 1.8 microseconds.
v5VL TIL: In 1986 a volcanic lake in Cameroon, Africa burped a C02 gas cloud that killed 1,746 people in the blink of an eye.