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TIL: China has a National Pole Dancing Team.

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Mella TIL that in 1970, a sniper shot a semi-trailer carrying 20 tons of TNT creating a 30' deep and 50' wide crater in the middle of the interstate
LQdYP TIL a Costa Rican fisherman once nursed a crocodile back to health after it was shot in the head. The reptile, named 'Pocho', was released back into the wild but followed the man home and slept on his porch. For the next 20 years, Pocho became a part of the man's family.
9Yy9m TIL that ordering shorts or trousers online is a damn minefield, due to the prevalence of Vanity Sizing (US/UK issue) that labels clothing as being a lot smaller than they actually are. I normally shop where I can try shit on, but most of the shops in the UK are still shut, so forced to go online.
epVWk TIL tomato plants grow roots out of their stems, so it's beneficial to either plant the stem sideways or extra deep to promote additional root growth
X0nMP TIL that lichens cover about 7% of the Earth's surface; about the same size as the Indian Ocean