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TIL that Tibet is full of oil and gas resources.

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Wkyd TIL that in 2011, two Domino’s Pizza Store Managers were charged with arson after burning down a nearby Papa John’s in Southern Florida
Y7BRB TIL that soybeans are named after soy sauce, not the other way around. "Soy" comes from the Japanese "shoyu" (soy sauce), which is from a Chinese word meaning "thick, oily paste".
jLrn TIL that there were twins born a record 87 DAYS apart