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TIL the Philippines consists of 7,641 islands
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TIL U.S. radio host Jerry Klein produced a show where he called for all U.S. Muslims to get tattoos and marks on their IDs which identify them as Muslims. Many listeners expressed support. At the show’s end, he revealed it was a hoax highlighting the dangers of extremism.
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TIL that the saying “when it rains, it pours” actually comes from the tagline of Morton Salt, whose ionized salt didn’t clump in damp/humid weather
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TIL before "Max" (Multi Amenity eXpress), a Hitachi and Kawasaki's bullet train, went into retirement after 24 years of service as Japan's last double decker 240km/hr train, it had "last run" livery. Train fans and train operator employees bid the 1,634 passenger train farewell, a customary practice
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TIL that the entire surface area of the moon (14.6 million sq. miles/38 million sq. km) is smaller than the land area of Asia (17.2 million square miles/44.5 million square km).
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TIL Lobster used to be considered low quality food, that it was eaten by the poor, and was served in prisons to the inmates.