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TIL That the province of Ontario in Canada has 250,000 lakes that contain around one-fifth of the world's fresh water.

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D1App There is an increasing trend of women opting for a C-Section during childbirth, especially in the western world. This has led to more babies being born that have larger heads (the main reason why a C-Section is required during delivery). However, women’s birth canals haven’t adapted to this change leading to more C-Sections and hence more big headed babies being born. It’s a cycle that has repeatedly been in motion since the rise of C-sections in the US since the 1950s and 60s.
OGJ9X TIL that Lensey Namioka, born in China, has a name that cannot be written in Chinese. Her linguist father found two Chinese syllables, "len" and "sey", that aren't used in words so don't have Chinese characters. He named his next daughter "Lensey"; she is the only known person with the name.
BraOr TIL a man from Mali stole $242million from a bank in Dubai by promising to double it using genies and black magic. Then spent it on a Miami shopping spree.
Z81gv TIL that The Hoover Company had a free flights promotion in the 90s: customers were offered free return tickets to the USA if they purchased at least $120 worth of products; it ended in disaster and the company is said to have cancelled the promotion and reneged on its offers, leading to litigation.
VMlRB TIL E.T. was originally written as a horror movie in which aliens kill others simply by the touch of a long, bony finger. Spielberg changed his mind and decided to make it a family-friendly film and later repurposed the horror concept for "Poltergiest".