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TIL Poland has a desert

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l7GNA TIL sea mammals get their water from their food.
pYWnN TIL: Lizzie Lape, set an earlier precedent for entrepreneurial women in the US Court system in the 1800s. She ran brothels spanning 5 counties and was married 8 times. She was wealthy enough that she was sued for child support and several husbands tried to take over her business.
8ZLV TIL the reason Saran Wrap sucks now is because the company that makes it decided to remove an environmentally harmful ingredient, despite knowing that it would hurt sales
ANw9l TIL that Yuki Togashi, captain of Japan men's national basketball team, is only 1,68 m (5'6 ft) tall.
0JBM TIL Tim Harris is a man with Down syndrome who owns and runs a restaurant in Albuquerque, Tim’s Place. It’s the only known restaurant owned by a person with Down syndrome. He has also won more Olympic medals than Michael Phelps, at the Special Olympics.