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TIL that in season 1 episode 6 of the Dr Who series, it is mentioned that a meteor would crash in Russia in 2013. The episode was aired in 2005.

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54vp TIL the Australian Night Parrot is the most elusive and mysterious bird in the world - only three people have had a confirmed sighting in over a century.
XvRQ TIL that tigers are the only predators known to regularly prey on adult bears
Mex5a TIL that a study was done which swapped South-African and American diets for a period and it was noticed that Americans ate two to three times the amount of meat and animal fat than the South-Africans. The South-African diet is high in fiber and has reduced risk for colon cancer.
v1xrB TIL there are lights which can track your location using your cell phone
YpxeB TIL that foxholes dug by American soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge in WWII still exist in the French woods to this day