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TIL that the nation of Tuvalu's Top Level Domain is .tv, and is it's #1 export.

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o8ZA TIL less than half of all tickets for major sport & music events go on sale to the general public
Y77vP TIL that Pythagoras of The Pythagoras Theorem was a cult leader who claimed he could speak with animals, time travel and had an extreme hatred for Fava Beans.
Z8kpB TIL much like human fingerprints, no two dog noses are the same; Canada has used this to identify specific dogs if the nose print is registered with the Canadian Kennel Club
dD9aj TIL that Hiawatha was a real person, but Longfellow’s poem The Song of Hiawatha wasn’t really about him at all
GYa8E TIL of Jamie Hull, an ex soldier, who's cockpit caught fire as he was flying. Despite being engulfed in flames, he remained composed and brought the plane down to 15ft before jumping off the wing. He suffered lacerated organs and 63% burns. After 62 operations, he is now a proud motivational speaker