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TIL Scotland has a national elephant polo team.

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GYJwE TIL in 2012 there was a massive solar flare, at least as powerful as the Carrington event in 1859. It could have devastated the electrical grid and even disabled the water supply, but missed Earth by a week. The chance of another hit was 12% in the next 10 years. "We need to be prepared."
1apdd TIL 'Weird Al' Yankovic recorded a parody of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way," entitled "Perform This Way," and all of the proceeds from the parody and its music video were donated to the Human Rights Campaign, to support the human rights themes of the original song.
5YbND TIL That the small town of Dalton, Georgia produces more than 90% of the world's functional carpeting.
GkJG TIL 114 billionaires have pledged to donate the majority of their wealth to philanthropy as part of a project led by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.(X-post from worldnews)
4krvX TIL that "The Human Torch" premiered 27 years before being included in the Fantastic Four. His original incarnation was a police officer who was secretly an android that could engulf itself in and control fire.