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TIL coconut crabs are suspected of hiding Amelia Earhart’s remains.

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M7xGA TIL that in Australia, hot chips (french fries) are usually served with something called "Chicken Salt"
e0boD TIL of the Hibakusha, survivors of the WWII atomic bombings. As of 2014, 1,000 (including many born in the U.S.) live in the United States and are supported by the Japanese government, but largely ignored by the American government
gEvD TIL - The largest predator in history—bigger than megalodon, bigger than predator X, nearly thrice as large as a T-Rex—is alive right now. It’s the Sperm Whale.
Jr7k TIL that the USPS is a year older than the United States
ZdbD TIL Fiji Water ran ad stating, “The label says Fiji because it’s not bottled in Cleveland”. Cleveland Water Dept responded by running tests comparing a bottle of FIJI Water to Cleveland tap water. FIJI Water contained 6.31 micrograms of arsenic per litre, the tap water of Cleveland contained none