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TIL of the estimated 20 million tons of gold in the oceans, worth $700 Trillion. All the gold humans ever mined is 208,874 tons.

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lRGB TIL there is an area in China with so many Africans that it has the nickname Chocolate City
VBMxB TIL about "Uncleftish Beholding," an essay written in a version of English that removes loan words, especially scientific ones, from Latin, Greek, or French, and replaces them with real or invented terms using only words with Germanic roots. "Uncleftish Beholding" translates as atomic theory.
6y8Q TIL Ronda Rousey tries to have “as much sex as possible” before a match since she says it boosts testosterone levels.
a68b TIL babies spontaneously dance when they hear music, and smile more when they hit the beat
PYvkG TIL that the Indonesian Army nearly conducted an amphibious landing in Somalia in order to free the crew of an Indonesian cargo ship captured by pirates. The plan was never executed because the pirates were all killed by Indonesian Special Forces and the hostages freed before they made it to shore.