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TIL There used to be a large, inland sea in Northern Africa called Mega Chad

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Br9WW TIL that Jim Carrey's Grinch smile isn't prosthetic or CGI, he can actually contort his face that way.
OoKNR TIL that while many places around the world are conversing on whether certain statues should be allowed to exist. A 40m (131 feet) tall statue of Ghengis Khan, who is responsible for the deaths of approximately 40 million people, stands in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
RBxw TIL Differences in finger length have been repeatedly linked to a range of human traits, from aggression to musical ability to sexual orientation. [National Geographic]
XBGR TIL that before the invention of the heart-lung machine, surgeons used “cross circulation” for open heart surgeries - a child was connected to their parent’s heart, which oxygenated the patient’s blood and pumped it back in.
8eJYX TIL While scouting locations for “You Only Live Twice”, the production team missed a fatal flight to attend a ninja demonstration.