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TIL Author Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park/Congo/Sphere) was 6'9"

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looVA Short answer: Yes
N7AKN TIL that about 3% of Antarctic Ice is penguin urine!
6wJl TIL that when Australia celebrated the 150th anniversary of the first European settlement in 1938, officials tried to hide the fact that it was a prison colony by using the terms “transportees” or “deportees” instead of “convicts”
PYyrE TIL that "Rapture," by the pop/rock group Blondie, is the first single with rap vocals to reach No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The video, with cameos by rap pioneer Fab Five Freddy and graffiti artists Lee Quiñones and Jean-Michel Basquiat, is considered the first rap video broadcast on MTV.
yYPl TIL there is a pizza place in Alaska that delivers pizzas to remote areas by plane, with no charge for delivery.