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TIL: Antarctica is the largest desert in the world. A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life.

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ZPWY TIL former Police Chief of Toronto Julian Fantino has illegally wiretapped police critics, conducted witch-hunts on gay men under the guise of “child porn”, hidden cases of cops assaulting and robbing drug dealers, committed bribery + more…… and is now a Member of Canadian Parliament.
b9ZAp TIL The 1954 animated adaptation of George Orwell's "Animal Farm" was anonymously funded by the CIA. They also influenced the film's development, including changing to a more optimistic ending, and changing certain characters' ideologies. Their involvement was kept hidden for over 20 years.
nGer TIL of a woman who has won the Lottery four times since 1993. She was outed as a PhD of Statistics from Standford University and had figured out the pseudo-number generator for the distribution of the winning tickets. She allegedly still spends 2 months a year playing scratchers to win again.
lyg1 TIL to help airline passengers deal with travel anxiety, San Francisco International Airport has hired the nation’s first airport therapy pig. LiLou wears costumes and performs tricks to help travelers calm down before boarding their flights.
8aDRV TIL much of activist Hellen Keller's archived material, including first editions of her books and photos of her with every living President that served during her lifetime, was lost in the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center