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TIL that there are large (>200 m length) tanker ships that are built and operated solely to transport orange juice.

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Bl6x TIL that in 1981 a Dutch airplane flew into a tornado and was ripped apart in mid-air killing all 17 on board
rL51 TIL that Kermit The Frog is left handed. (This is true of most Muppets. A puppeteer usually operates the puppet’s head and mouth with his or her dominant hand while the other hand operates the puppet’s hand or arm. Since most people are right-handed, most Muppets are left-handed.)
woEXo TIL in 1974, 20 year old Beatrice Aharonowich was attacked and bitten 12 times, by a Mako Shark, and survived.
69oxW TIL that if you know 2000 words in English, French or Spanish, you can understand 90% of conversation, while in Japanese same 2000 words give you about 65%.
LQvMp TIL that a "gentlemen's agreement" was reached among the major motorcycle manufacturers to limit the speed of their motorcycles to 300 km/h (186 mph) for fear of import bans against high speed motorcycles in Europe.