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TIL that sea drops by about 328 ft (100m) near Sri Lanka because gravity is anomalously weaker there

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4X58b TIL In 2015 a district in Iceland repealed a 400-year-old decree to kill any Basque caught in the area on sight. The edict was issued in 1615 after a storm destroyed 3 Basque whaling vessels on an expedition in Iceland. The crew resorted to robbery that eventually led to the Slaying of the Spaniards
5VVLD TIL that yaks are the Swiss-army knives of domesticated animals. They can be milked like a cow, ridden like a horse (including for playing polo), sheared for wool (super warm and soft) like sheep, eaten like a pig, pull carts like an ox, carry stuff like a donkey and their dung burns like wood
ANA9B TIL: Burger King has a spa in Finland
Qjo6 TIL that actor and olympic gold medallist Johnny Weissmuller, best known for his portrayal of Tarzan, had requested the famous “Tarzan yell” he invented to be played three times at his funeral.
GJk1 TIL that caffeine isn’t a stimulant and it doesn’t ‘give you energy’, rather it blocks the adenosine receptors in your brain - which would normally build up to make you feel tired.