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TIL Google wraps its undersea fiber optic cables in Kevlar to protect them from shark bites.

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xVgn5 TIL the musical "A Chorus Line" is based on true stories from Broadway dancers, and the character of Sheila was based on, and originally played by, Kelly Bishop (Lorelai's mother from Gilmore Girls). Furthermore, the story Sheila tells in the play about her father cheating on her mother was true.
Z88lv TIL that Over the course of two weeks, a single human male produces enough sperm to impregnate every fertile woman on the Earth.
7rymP TIL that the largest protest in US history, by far, was only 3 years ago - The 2017 Women's March, where 1-2% of the entire US population marched
D18Np TIL that there is an iland whose administration alternates between France(1 August – 31 January) and Spain(1 February – 31 July) every 6 month. This is the only example in contemporary international relations of alternating sovereignty over the same territory.
a87Lo TIL America is officially on the metric system, secretly.