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TIL that the Hoba meteorite is the largest in the world which estimates to 60 tons is discovered in Namibia

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JYP5l TIL Mars Attacks originally had trouble attracting A list actors because most of the characters either die in some cartoonish manner or end up disfigured. That was until Jack Nicholson enthusiastically joined the film. Glenn Close, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Michael J Fox and others followed suit
XdBj TIL Vermont was an independent country for 14 years. A popular poem from Vermont at the time read “Come York or come Hampshire, come traitors or knaves, If ye rule o'er our land ye shall rule o'er our graves; Our vow is recorded—our banner unfurled, In the name of Vermont we defy all the world!”
a8EVL TIL there is a "Level 2" rabbit added to Runescape that hits very hard and drops the "crystal grail"
vnR8 TIL Colgate bought a Chinese toothpaste brand called Darkie in 1985. The name was changed to Darlie but is still sold in China as Black Person Toothpaste
KYZgJ TIL there are 56 United States Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipients who received the medal for jumping on grenades and mines to save the lives of their comrades.