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TIL of the largest calving event witnessed by man. A field of ice the size of lower Manhattan and taller than skyscrapers broke free from a glacier.

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yQYM8 TIL that there is a 180 ft (55 metres) high sculpture of a nude male figure with a prominent erection carved into a hillside in England. The origin of the figure is unclear and, although it is assumed to be ancient, the earliest recorded mention of it is in the late 17th century.
e0ONn TIL that the three-toed skink can both lays eggs and gives birth to live young.
R7awa TIL for almost 20 years an organization called the Blind Babies Foundation has supported a Beeper Egg Hunt for Blind Children to participate
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7ZPr TIL that John Paul I (1912-1978), the last pope who avoided the typical papal regalia and tried to make major progressive reforms to Church doctrine, died just one month into his papacy under mysterious circumstances. The Church has never investigated his death.