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TIL : Forest fires are in some way benefitial for the forest.

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R79B1 TIL Vanderlei de Lima was on track to win the 2004 Olympic Marathon when a man grappled him causing him to lose 15-20 seconds and finish in third. de Lima never complained about the incident afterward.
YpJnW TIL of Vladimir Pokhilko, the co-creator of Tetris. A Russian academic and clinical psychologist, he helped shaped the final version of the game with Alexey Pajitnov. He was in financial ruin later in life and killed his family and himself in 1998.
kO8W7 TIL that the second largest Air Force in the world is the US navy
ADDmn TIL that it's against the law to serve beer and pretzels at the same time in North Dakota.
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