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TIL The Nile's water discharge is only about 1% the size of the Amazon River. That's 2,600 m3/s (93,000 cu ft/s) of water for a 110 million Egyptians.

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8e8LP TIL that Pocky, the Japanese chocolate biscuit shaped like a thin stick, is named after the onomatopoeic sound made when snapping a Pocky stick in half
eZPD TIL Hitachi once produced an ATM that heated bills to 200 degrees C to kill any bacteria, then ironed them before dispensing.
WkmPA TIL that the Antarctic research station at the south pole has to heat their cafeteria freezers.
mmlp TIL in 2007, the Israeli Ambassador to El Salvador was recalled after being found outside the Embassy drunk, hands tied, wearing only a corset bondage gear, and with a cucumber inserted into his rectum. The police only discovered his identity after removing the ball gag from his mouth.
w9v7 TIL 50 years ago the Israeli Air Force attacked US Navy Research Ship USS Liberty killing 34 crew members and injuring 171. There is ongoing controversy over whether the attack was truly accidental.