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TIL that Great Britain is made up of 6289 islands.

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9wZGr TIL The SR-71 Blackbird was made of titanium purchased from the Soviet Union through third world countries as they were the only supplier large enough. The SR-71 was used to spy on the Soviet Union for the rest of the cold war.
wZkM TIL that for decades, the mayor of Hiroshima writes a letter of protest every time a nuclear test is conducted, as a plea to end the use of nuclear weapons.
levB TIL a man in Missouri is in his 20th year of a life-without-parole sentence as the result of 3 marijuana-related felonies. He says when he tells other prisoners what he’s serving life for, they do not believe him.
5V1jp TIL that Buster Douglas who was the first man to defeat Mike Tyson, was 6 years older than Tyson and had also recently lost his mother.
v17eK TIL If Holly (Ilex aquifolium) finds its leaves are being nibbled by deer, it switches genes on to make them spiky when they regrow. So on taller Holly trees, the upper leaves (which are out of reach) have smooth edges, while the lower leaves are prickly