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TIL that the Mormon (LDS) church is the largest landowner in the states of Florida and Illinois.

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VBB98 TIL that SNL called Phil Hartman "The Glue" because his professionalism and comedy skills held together so many sketches
PoPe TIL of the Mongolian Death Worm, a creature rumored to exist in the Gobi Desert. Although it has never been seen, locals swear by its existence, claiming it eats camels and likes the color yellow.
9Yo8r TIL that One Ton of air conditioning is the amount of heat needed to melt 2000 pounds of ice in 24 hours. Before 1902, Ice Delivery companies measured the amount of cooling a space needed in “Tons of Ice”, and this terminology has carried through to today
ADMnw TIL Scientists have claimed that The Biblical plagues that devastated Ancient Egypt in the Old Testament could all be explained. Toxic algae stained the Nile blood red, which forced frogs to leave the water, leading to insects and a volcanic eruption trigged more plagues
nWvLr TIL a standard matchbox containing neutron-star material would weigh 3 trillion kilograms, the same weight as a 0.5 cubic kilometer chunk of the earth.