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TIL almost half of selfie-related deaths worldwide since October 2011 have taken place in India

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pQGN TIL in 1825 the Baron of Renfrew, one of the largest wooden ships ever built, set sail from Anse du Fort, Quebec to London, England. Her mission, to be scrapped for wood on arrival in order to exploit a loophole in British lumber tariffs. She sunk 650 miles offshore.
e0nj5 TIL that TLC planned to make a reality show about NASCAR wives but cancelled it before airing because the wives got along too well
8ePJP Today I learned that the world's largest living organism is a fungus named Armillaria ostoyae, which covers over 2,200 acres in Oregon's Malheur National Forest. It's estimated to be around 2,400 years old and weighs over 600 tons.
NgZE TIL Some website re-cut the TV Series “Lost” and put it into Chronological order. Apparently, they don’t get on the island until the 2nd season.
Bkkr TIL the Fibonacci sequence and the Golden Ratio appear in the stock market, just like they appear in nature.