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TIL phytoplankton account for half of the world’s supply of oxygen

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LDEp TIL that understanding English actually hurts professional players of English scrabble; some of the world’s best Scrabble players are Thai and can’t speak English
kAX5 TIL in 2011 Donald Jackson and a team of calligraphers completed what is believed to the first illuminated and handwritten bible since the invention of the printing press. It took 12 years to complete and cost $8 million.
0dGdN TIL Orcas will even kill other whales
wL5GE TIL An employer cannot force you to do overtime in Canada.
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