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TIL that Australia once cancelled a boat race because the river has water.

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Va00 TIL that on 9 Nov 1979, NORAD thought the USSR had launched 2,200 nukes at the US and everyone was about to die
DwgY TIL there are fake Harry Potter books written and distributed in China, masquerading as additional works of J.K. Rowling. They shamelessly rip off other authors’ work in tandem with hers, with amazing titles like “Harry Potter and the Leopard Walk-Up-To Dragon” and “Harry Potter and the Big Funnel.”
m14eo TIL ; Illegal child labor is on the rise in a tight job market | CNN Business
4k15w Today I learned TN senators and their family members can request special license plates
vPpRD TIL A 2021 study reported the first known occurrence of pack hunting by electric eels.