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TIL The worlds biggest shopping mall (The Dubai Mall ) has over 1200 stores, is 10 million square feet and has access to the worlds tallest building (Burj Khalifa).

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GAg8J TIL During the Korean war, 600 British Soldiers were forced to hold off 30,000 Chinese troops for four days without reinforcement due to understating their situation to the American general in charge. Only 39 escaped with 500 taken prisoner.
bJoZ TIL that 6 days of not masturbating will have negligible effects on men’s testosterone levels, but on the 7th day it increases by 146%
ea7E TIL Organic is a marketing tool, and some organic companies use 3rd parties to spread fear of GMO through misinformation.
p8kMe TIL of Doug Tompkins, a high school drop-out and the co-founder of North Face and Esprit. He eventually sold both businesses and started to do conservation work in South America with his second wife, former CEO of Patagonia. A very experienced outdoorsman, he died from hypothermia while kayaking.
yQn9p TIL that Teargas, both pepper-spray and CS gas, are listed as chemical weapons and their use by the military is considered a war crime.