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TIL Monoco’s orchestra is bigger than their army

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VMYQZ TIL that in 1971, Private Eye magazine responded to a legal threat by telling the complainant to “fuck off”.
m1nRy TIL that running legend Jim Fixx died of a massive heart attack at the age of 52. He ran 10 miles a day and wrote several health and fitness books.
N7AKN TIL that about 3% of Antarctic Ice is penguin urine!
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