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TIL U.S is world’s largest exporter of sperm.

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nl4Y TIL that, when a pope dies, it is tradition to strike him three times on the head with a silver hammer to ensure he is actually dead.
NXPQb TIL that Charles III is the largest landowner in the world, as the British crown technically owns 90% of the land in Canada. The second-largest landowner is the Roman Catholic Church.
e0Z46 TIL that, despite being on opposite ends of the country, Disneyland and Disneyworld are both located in Orange County
L8x0 TIL multiple case reports exist of adolescents injecting themselves with elemental mercury after having seen X-Men Origins: Wolverine and incorrectly believing they can convert their bones to metal by injecting themselves with liquid metal.
yKDa TIL that a Russian couple were reunited after being separated for 60 years. They were married for 3 days when the husband left to join the Red Army. They were unable to find each other until 60 years later when they randomly visited their hometown on the same day.