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TIL that dust from the Sahara Desert helps fertilize the Amazon Rainforest, despite being an ocean away.

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OGDle TIL the Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle) was first brought to the US in 1949. Only two vehicles were sold, convincing the VW chairman that the car had no future in the US.
aw8ZM TIL a study shows that 47% of french horn players report hearing loss
gMO1b TIL Architects tried to raise $2.9 billion to build Minas Tirith, the city in "Lord of the Rings"
x6pvD TIL that Judd Apatow wrote the 1995 classic Heavyweights.
loAbN TIL in 1995 a man broke into the California National Guard Armory, stole a Tank, and went on a rampage through San Diego