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TIL about Khanzir, the only pig in Afghanistan

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kJZpd TIL that the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of Earth’s oceans, descends nearly 11 kilometers (about 36,000 feet) into complete darkness. Down there, temperatures are near freezing, and the pressure is over 1,000 times greater than at sea level enough to crush most human-made submarines.
78VLP TIL Japanese physical symbols Mt Fuji is not owned by the Japanese government, but is private land.
mxMKy TIL Australia is home to a fly species called the “Deadpool Fly” because of its markings resembling the Deadpool mask. There’s also Stan Lee’s fly, Thor’s fly, Loki’s fly and Black Widow’s fly.
Dyov TIL North Dakota didn’t technically qualify for statehood until 2012 when a constitutional error found by a 66-year-old man was corrected.
eV7n TIL at the shooting championships in Kuwait last year, Kazakhstan won a gold medal and Borat’s Kazakhstan National Anthem was played at the ceremony