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TIL that you can see China’s air pollution on satellite images.

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gMMPA TIL that in 1796 William Beckford, the wealthiest commoner in England, had an enormous abbey built with a 90 meter tall spire. He lived in it alone and only entertained guests once.
R5Lp9 TIL that Ramjit Raghav was the oldest father, he had his first child with his wife at age 94, and had a second child at age 96. He passed away in 2020 at the age of 104
yVvBM TIL about Tim Friede, the Venom Man. Tim flatlined from two back to back cobra bites in 2001. He was revived and decided to become immune to snake venom in hope of creating a universal antivenom. He has taken 200+ fang bites and 500+ needle injections from lethal cobras, mambas, kraits and taipans.
6EPrw TIL that London is plagued by wild parakeets, theorized to have descended from a pair released by Jimi Hendrix in the ‘60s
Joyv TIL Penn Jillette holds a patent for the “Jill-Jet”, a hot-tub jet specially angled for a woman’s pleasure.