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TIL that Thai prisoners are released early if they take part in special kick boxing matches against foreigners

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4XDeN TIL of the sunkin library book burning memorial in Berlin, Germany. The library is built underground, is not accessible to the public, and can only be viewed through a glass plate that shows enough empty bookcases to hold 20,000 books, the amount burned in a book burning event on May 10, 1933.
Z85bY TIL that wrestling commentator Jim Ross discovered that wrestler Owen Hart had died from a fall, only ten seconds before he had to notify viewers on television
R78W4 TIL the US has 1.39 billion pounds of surplus cheese, which equates to 4.6 pounds of cheese per person. Due to dairy producers regularly overproducing milk, the excess is typically turned into cheese because of the shelf life.
w6Z8 TIL At the center of every raindrop is an impurity (dust, clay, soot, etc). It is physically impossible for raindrops to form from pure water.
pY8XQ TIL Lt Gen 'Boy' Browning, Commander of the British 1st Airborne Division in WW2 (played by Dirk Bogarde in 'A Bridge too Far'), was married to the famous author, Daphne du Maurier.