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TIL the oldest object in England's Crown Jewels is a spoon.
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TIL about Thiomargarita magnifica, a bacteria that can grow up to 2 cm
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TIL that pop music has been getting increasingly repetitive, no matter the genre, and that this trend correlates most strongly with the billboard top 10.
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TIL that the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia is one of the hottest inhabited places on Earth, with temperatures regularly exceeding 120 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius).
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TIL Doug Hegdahl was captured during the Vietnam War and while pretending to be stupid was able to disabled enemy trucks, memorize info about 250 fellow prisoners, and, after being released, participated in the Paris Peace Talks, which eventually helped to free said prisoners.
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TIL: In 2016 323 reindeer were killed in a lightning storm In Norway