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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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RDd8 TIL of the german word “Bulimielernen” [= bulimia learning]. It describes the brainless activity of having to learn a lot of useless stuff in a short time, and “puking” the knowledge into an exam, so it is gone afterwards
vYwB TIL that MSG has not been found to cause any health problems
WQmA TIL a decrease in death penalties is causing an organ shortage in China: there are 20,000 donors and 1.5 million people who need transplants
xVbe7 TIL that before a key battle in Alexander the Great's campaign in Persia, the Persian king offered Alexander generous terms for peace. One of Alexander's generals is said to have remarked: "I would accept the terms, if I were you". Alexander responded: "So would I, if I were you". He won.
wBmM TIL Tommy Wiseau named the Mark character in The Room after Matt Damon. He didn’t know Matt Damon’s first name wasn’t Mark.