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TIL Antarctica was discovered so recently, that the first person to set foot on it was an American citizen.

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14xP TIL the five deadliest animals in Australia are – in order – horses, cows, dogs, kangaroos, and bees.
VOJ4 TIL that a little girl who died from a brain tumor was being watched over by a droid her father made for her named R2-KT.
kOJL5 TIL Apple is Warren Buffett's most valuable investments
EgGWX TIL a giant island called “Forty Acre Bog” in Lake Chippewa has to be pushed by boats away from a bridge almost every year
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