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TIL A reservoir of water three times the volume of all the oceans has been discovered deep beneath the Earth’s surface.

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oY7K TIL the King of Saudi Arabia has been holding four of his daughters hostage for nearly 13 years. They have been deprived of food and water and are being physically and psychologically tortured.
9YRN6 TIL The 2007 film Paranormal Activity was shot, directed and written by Oren Peli and cost only $15,000 to produce. After Paramount bought the film and began showing it in theaters it went on to gross over $193,000,000.
vPXpK TIL that Giant pandas have opposable thumbs similar to people (and an extra ‘thumb’ on each front paw in addition)
x6XVB TIL that NASA is still paying Space Shuttle landing fees 11 years after the program ended.
VmJB TIL that in Judaism, finding someone a job that enables self-sufficiency is considered the highest form of charity.