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TIL the Beijing subway has 3.45 billion annual riders

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MYja TIL that Johnny Depp’s daughter nearly died from an E.Coli infection and had an extended hospital stay. In order to thank the hospital for taking care of her, Depp dressed up as Jack Sparrow and read stories to kids for four hours.
oBBX8 TIL Springsteen isn't pissing on the American flag on the album cover of Born In The USA. "We took a lot of different types of pictures, and in the end, the picture of my ass looked better than the picture of my face...I didn't have any secret message."
XErYR TIL Indians are relearning Sanskrit and reviving the ancient language, with 10,000 new speakers in 2010 alone
kJe64 TIL that bodies left in wet, cold conditions (often large bodies of water) go through a process of saponification, and fat deposits turn into soap.
76DO TIL that the Samoan crisis was a naval standoff between the German empire and the USA that ended when a cyclone swept through and sank both fleets.