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TIL That Sri Lanka was connected to India by a walkable land bridge known as 'Adams Bridge' until it was destroyed by a cyclone in 1480CE, leaving a chain of limestone shoals behind.

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lxP5 TIL A former Israeli nuclear technician revealed details of Israel’s nuclear weapons program to the British press in 1986. He was subsequently lured to Italy by a Mossad agent, where he was drugged and abducted by Israeli intelligence agents.
VN8Z TIL that approximately 90% of our serotonin production happens in our gut.
D5Jv TIL it is possible to travel from Portugal to Vietnam solely by train: at 17,000 kilometres, this is the longest train journey in the world
JYvdl TIL the three-breasted prostitute that appeared in Total Recall, portrayed by actress Lycia Caff, was originally designed to be incorporated into Star Trek: The Next Generation, which first aired in 1987. Ship's counselor Deanna Troi was originally going to have three breasts, but she protested.
jo6R TIL that the amount of energy consumed by U.S. homes for air conditioning has doubled in the past 12 years and now accounts for nearly 20 percent of our electricity use.