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TIL The World’s Oceans Contain Over 20 Million Tonnes of Gold

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8JQZ TIL the direction of Earth’s magnetic field reverses every 200,000 - 300,000 years
8aEQK TIL the kid’s show “Arthur” is still in production. The most recent episode that came out was in June of this year, and Season 21 is slated to come out next year.
mx6Vp TIL that the animals commonly referred to as "Buffalo" in North America are actually not Buffalo at all, they're Bison. True Buffalo look much more similar to long-horned cattle.
PYRWZ TIL Bangladesh is the most populous country to not win an Olympic medal with a population of 170 Million. Whereas San Marino is the least populous country to win an Olympic medal with a population of only 34 Thousand.
16897 TIL about George Spencer. He was executed by hanging for charges of sodomy after being convicted for an alleged sexual act with an animal. When a sow gave birth to a malformed piglet resembling Spencer, it was believed that this was irrefutable evidence that an act of bestiality had taken place