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TIL that the Nile River is the longest river in the world (~6,850km) and encompasses the third-largest drainage area (~3.4M sq km), but has only the 98th largest average discharge volume (~2,830 cu m/s)

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wLZX7 TIL before Japan surrendered to end WW2, the US armed forces ordered over 1 million Purple Heart medals in anticipation of a difficult land invasion. That stock is still being used today.
oRYPR TIL in 1929 an underwater earthquake in the Atlantic caused a tsunami that hit Canada's east coast
nGE7 TIL that a Stanford study found a high correlation between walking and creative thought output. Compared to sitting, those who walked demonstrated a 60 percent increase in creative thought output, regardless of walking outside or on a treadmill in a blank room.
pY9P8 TIL the song "It's My Party (And I'll Cry If I Want To)" was played for 18 hours at the student radio station at the University of Michigan the day after Ronald Reagan was elected U.S. President.
D1OnP TIL that a CIA Operative was arrested after killing 2 people in Pakistan but fled the country after paying $2.4 Million in Blood Money. His rescue team also killed a motorcyclist but managed to flee without arrest.