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TIL The Great Wall of China is not visible from space, despite popular belief

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0wPmN TIL "Sperm" is short for "spermatozoon"
VBlZp TIL After receiving two arrows to the face at the battle of Neville's Cross, King David of Scotland fled and tried to hide under a bridge. When he was eventually spotted by enemies, he managed to fight back and knocked out two of his captor's teeth. He survived and lived for 25 more years
pR1G TIL Adjusting for inflation, Gone with the Wind from 1939 is the highest grossing movie of all time, not Avatar.
x6Ae1 TIL M. Night Shyamalan wrote the screenplay for Stuart Little.
OoZne TIL Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia infection rates are at their highest level since the CDC began keeping track of chlamydia cases in 1984.