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TIL that there is a body of water in space that is large enough to give every person on earth enough water to fill the planet’s oceans.

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6MlY TIL that camels actually come from North America and used to live in the Yukon.
neX5Y TIL of Märket, a tiny island divided by the finnish-swedish border. When the finns inadvertedly built a lighthouse on the wrong side of the border, the swedes agreed to trade it for an equal spot of land on the other side, causing the border to zig-zag.
awwLJ TIL Minnesota has more shoreline than California, Florida, and Hawaii combined.
e1DD TIL Apples originated in Kazakhstan and 90% of modern apples can be traced back to 2 trees.
P1JNG TIL that The only difference between a hurricane and a typhoon is the location where the storm occurs. Hurricanes are from the Atlantic and Typhoons are from the Pacific.