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TIL North Korea has a larger population than Australia

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7AX TIL in 1983 an Israeli pilot sucessfully landed an F-15 with only one wing. In fact he didn’t realize the extent of the damage until after landing, and stated he would have ejected had he known.
yVP8V TIL that "Hydrophobia" is often mistaken with "Aquaphobia" and that true Hydrophobia is a symptom of a human rabies infection.
OGO71 TIL that in journalism, single quotation marks in headlines don’t necessarily indicate a direct quote, and is often used to mislead public sentiment
4Q1X [TIL] Pregnancy Tests are one of the most shoplifted items in the U.S.
d8RdB TIL lake Baikal has a surface area slightly larger that the state of Maryland, yet it’s depth and volume is so great it could cover the moon is 2 feet of water.