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TIL that the Spongebob Squarepants theme-song is a popular marching cadence in the Russian armed forces.

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64rJ TIL 56% of people in Vermont describe themselves as nonreligious.
P15LE TIL the largest wave ever surfed successfully without a tow (paddle-in) is 63 ft (19.2 m) by Aaron Gold at a break known as 'Jaws' off the coast of Maui, Hawaii in 2016.
EgnQp TIL: Lobsters don’t die of old age due to an enzyme called ‘telomerase’ that increases the number of divisions their cells can make, allowing them to repair their bodies and live extraordinarily long lives
OooJR TIL that a New Zealand school generated controversy over a possum-tossing contest. Students would shoot the possums (an invasive pest in New Zealand) and then see how far they could chuck the marsupial's carcasses.
dgM8 TIL since Paleontologist Jack Horner has dyslexia, he had trouble with reading and writing so his English teacher told him he never wanted to see him again. When Horner published his first book, he sent a copy to his English teacher.