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TIL that the ocean contains 352 quintillion gallons of water

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e06og TIL That a town in Arizona was terrorized in 2014 by gangs of wild Chihuahuas. They chased children and defecated everywhere.
WkNK4 TIL Stegosaurus did not exist in the same timeline as Tyrannosaurus Rex. In fact, T-Rex's existence is much closer to human's existence in the timeline than to Stegosaurus's existence.
l77mK TIL 'The Epic of Sundiata' is a historical poem that has been performed for over 780 years across West Africa. Studied in schools of many nations in the region today, it tells how Sundiata Keita founded the Mali Empire (1235-1670). Over centuries it has been translated in Arabic, French and English.
W77Wd TIL That percussion instrument manufacturer, the Zildjian Company was founded almost 400 years ago during the Ottoman Empire.
4kgZg TIL: Doctors used to blow tobacco smoke up your butt to cure cold, drowsiness, save people from drowning, headaches, etc. An early example was described in 1686 which describes shoving a pipe in and then repeatedly pumping in smoke. Early critics were worried it made the brain "sooty".