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TIL there are only about 25 blimps left in the world.

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R7Og9 TIL there are 78 cities in the world with the population larger than the entire country of Finland
8a7pV TIL about the Indian skin trade in which “poor women are being trafficked and duped into selling their skin to be used for penis and breast enlargements in the global cosmetic surgery market” (Reuters)
oBLno TIL that during Prohibition doctors were able to prescribe medicinal alcohol for their patients.
pYvaG TIL the longest living dog was "Bluey", an Australian Cattle Dog, who was born June 7, 1910 and died 29 years, 160 days later, on November 14, 1939.
j6r6p TIL The baby Sacajawea carried for 2000 miles was Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. He was delivered by Meriwether Lewis, raised by William Clark, lived in a German castle for six years, spoke four languages, was a military scout, fur tapper and gold miner. He’s buried in an Oregon ghost town.