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TIL the Netherlands is the world’s second-largest exporter of food and agricultural products, after the United States despite having one of the largest population densities of the world.

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VBR40 TIL that as of 2008, around 30 patients in the U.S. were still using iron lungs.
ZEXp TIL The Titanic had a much more successful sister ship called the “Olympic”. It was the only merchant ship to sink an enemy warship during World War I, after it turned around and rammed a submarine that had tried to torpedo it. The sub sank after it was gashed open by one of the Olympic’s propellers
5Y7KR TIL of Morganna the Kissing Bandit, a very well-endowed stripper who made her name by ambushing and kissing (on the cheek) famous athletes on the field. When charged with trespassing at an Astros game, her lawyer got her off by arguing that her chest made her lose balance and fall over the fence.
4XpXb TIL NASA has a swat team
VlQ4 TIL 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice that is 1 mile thick