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kOLJ5 TIL the longest place name in the world is a hill in New Zealand called Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu
v1krK TIL that there were 17 natural nuclear reactors in Gabon.
xVx4w TIL that Pixar's Cars lost the 2006 Best Animated Feature Oscar to Happy Feet, which used motion capture technology. Their next film, Ratatouille, has a stamp in the credits saying "100% Genuine Animation! No motion capture or any other performance shortcuts were used in the production of this film"
XEKA6 TIL that 10 percent of the population in the whole world are left-handed or lefties. Lefties use their brains differently but they encounter struggles like using scissors and computer mouse. But one thing's for sure, lefties are unique and favor to use their left hand
Eg99p TIL Ancient Greek historian Diodorus Siculus believed that the Straits of Gibraltar, the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea, was created by Hercules. He narrowed an already existing strait to prevent sea monsters from the Atlantic Ocean from entering the Mediterranean Sea