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TIL Gmail first launched on April 1st, 2004. It was widely assumed the service was an April Fools Day joke!

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PYdmn TIL there's Mega Man comic-book series licensed by Capcom called "Novas Aventuras de Megaman" made by Brazilians, and is considered controversial for changing the plot and featuring partial nudity, gore, and swearing.
mxlPp TIL Roman citizens were entitled to free allotments of wine given to them by the state (skip to 20:20)
4X8P5 TIL that not only is USA the 3rd most populated country in the world, but if it had ONE BILLION MORE people, it would still be the 3rd most populated country in the world.
d8VKQ TIL that Singapore has been physically growing its borders for years by literally importing sand from other countries. Since independence, Singapore has increased its physical landmass by more than 20% already resulting in the complete disappearance of 24 islands in the Indonesian archipelago.
P1Oow TIL there are no skeletons in the wreck of the Titanic or debris field. At depths of 3,000+ feet, seawater is undersaturated with calcium carbonate. Once animals ate the flesh of Titanic's passengers and crew, their bones dissolved.