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TIL Bamboo has a growth rate of 100 cm in 24 hours

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6EaVX TIL that Saturn's moon Titan is the only moon known to have a dense atmosphere and the only known moon or planet other than Earth on which clear evidence of stable water-like liquids has been found
WkoE9 TIL At a prison facility in Nuuk, Greenland some inmates reportedly hold the keys to their own cells (to afford them privacy), and others may leave the premises during the day to go to work or school. Perhaps surprisingly, inmates are even allowed to go hunting with rifles to shoot birds and seals.
K45Q TIL the first taxidermy walrus was much larger and smoother than a live walrus, as the taxidermist had never seen one before and overstuffed it to get rid of the wrinkles.
QLba TIL that boxer Wladimir Klitshko auctioned his Olympic gold medal to raise money for underprivileged Ukranian children. He raised $1,000,000. The buyer immediately returned the medal to Wladimir as he wanted it to remain in the Klitschko family.
8aejZ TIL it is illegal under German law to deny the holocaust, which is punishable by up to 5 years in prison.