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TIL giraffes are 30 times more likely to get hit by lightning than people.

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e0Evb TIL that David Brandt, the farmer from the "It ain't much but it's honest work" meme, is an expert in no-till farming and soil conservation
WXEo TIL Singapore has increased the size of its country by 20% since independence by “land reclamation” - the process of creating new land from the ocean.
oNDW TIL in 1876, a railroad bridge collapsed, dropping a train 76 feet into water below and killing 159 people. The President of the railroad had been allowed to design the bridge by an indifferent Engineer. The Engineer was later found with a bullet in his head.
7rYap TIL a guy bought a motel to watch guests have sex from the attic above their rooms. 30 years, never got caught. Even witnessed a murder.
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