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TIL that about 10% of the revenue of the government of Tuvalu comes from royalties of the .tv internet domain

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QvrE TIL a group of soldiers ran the Boston Marathon wearing full uniforms and 40lb backpacks, when the bombing happened, they were there to help
BoVD TIL during the WW1 Germans protested against the use of shotguns in trenches by the americans arguing Hague Convention forbid to employ arms that cause unnecessary suffering.
MeodB TIL That Limp Bizkit's music video for the song "Rollin" was filmed at the top of the North Tower of the World Trade Center, and the song received the award for "Best Rock Video" at the 2001 MTV Music Awards on September 10th 2001. They also got a letter from the WTC thanking them for filming there.
Z8KbY TIL of compass plants which tend to align their leaf blades on a North-South axis. This is the optimal alignment for minimal sunlight exposure.
VBZg8 TIL By 20 weeks gestation, a female fetus has already produced all the eggs she will ever have, typically around 6–8 million.