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TIL the ‘sand mafia’ is a huge problem in India, illegally mining sand and causing permanent environmental damage.

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obl7 TIL a student wanted to name the international system of units make 10^27 (1 octillion) a “hella” matter. The Universe would be 1.4 hellameters. If it wouldnt be rejected, it would make the universe officialy “hella big”.
6EDEw TIL that The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, the 1980 movie about the Sex Pistols, has a club scene with a disco mash-up of their songs
xVOP0 TIL about Pumped-Storage Hydroelectricity, in which thousands of gallons of water are pumped to a reservoir at a higher elevation using off-peak electricity, then released to turn turbines and produce electricity at a later date. It's a non-chemical form of battery.
VMRJ8 TIL that armadillos can cross streams or rivers either by inflating their intestines to float or by simply holding their breath and walking across the bottom.
a8n6N TIL English football (soccer) team Derby County's stadium from 1889 to 2003 was called the "Baseball Ground". It was originally built for baseball, which had a brief vogue in England in the 1890s, but the last baseball game played there was in 1898.