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TIL that Earth’s oxygen is primarily produced by the ocean.

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XjeQ TIL that deep in the Amazon rainforest there exists a rare breed of dog that has two noses. When Col. Percy Fawcett described it after returning from a 1913 expedition to the area, he was teased and ridiculed by his peers.
gM4YD TIL: In the 1960’s The FAA intentionally created 1200+ Sonic Booms over Oklahoma City in a six-month span to test the effect on residents and wildlife in anticipation of commercial supersonic flight
G64j TIL that over the last decades the Florida Manatee population has increased by 500% possibly removing them from the endangered species list
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drPE TIL Italian footballer Mario Balotelli asked fan why he was skipping school, and when he learned it was because the fan was being bullied, went to the school and confronted the bully himself.