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TIL that an entire award winning novel, Solar Bones by Mike McCormack is written in only a single sentence.

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e0VL6 TIL five golden retriever puppies died during the filming of Snow Buddies in early 2007
KYjl4 TIL that the LCVP landing craft, famously used in the D-Day landings, was made out of plywood. It was originally designed as swamp boat for trappers, oil drillers and (allegedly) liquor smugglers.
nwdG TIL that paleontologists estimate the size of a tyrannosaurus rex penis to have been around 12 feet long.
MxeK TIL Wade Hampton III allegedly killed 80 black bears using only a knife. He would corner the bear, make it charge then dart to the side and stab it in the heart.
M7kNW Today I learned about the Heslington Brain, the oldest found preserved brain as it is over 2,600 years old