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TIL mawsynram in meghalaya, india is the wettest inhabited place on earth, with average annual rainfall over 11,871 millimeters (467.4 inches)

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LkZ7P TIL of Diego, a giant tortoise who helped "un-endanger" his species by having tons of sex. He & E5 (another male) brought the population from 16 to 2,000, and now the species is considered self-sufficient. Diego, after living in captivity for 90 years, is now retired at home in the Galápagos
OwGa TIL The keys to the holiest site in Christianity are kept by a Muslim family that opens the church every morning. Meant to keep the peace between the denominations this arrangement has been in place since 1187 ce.
epNYD TIL all of the 500 fastest supercomputers in the world run on Linux
R5elQ TIL about Boustrophedon - a style of writing in which alternate lines of writing are reversed, with letters also written in reverse, mirror-style.
9OgX TIL: All disabled toilets in the UK use the same key and all disabled people are entitled to a copy of it.