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TIL that 46% of the world’s population depend upon rivers originating in Tibet.

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8eXpL TIL that a very bright Pulsar, NGC 5907 X-1 was discovered on February 21, 2017. For the time, it broke two records, brightest, and farthest.
4kKdg TIL Audrey Hepburn was the first actress to win an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a British Academy Film Award for a single film, which was the romantic comedy "Roman Holiday."
PYnRe TIL Seattle, Washington's North Transfer Station waste collection plant has a viewing room and playground on its premises
X0E7k TIL Daniel Lambert (1770- 1809), the heaviest authenticated person in history at that time, once fought a bear on the streets of Leicester and only gave up horseback hunting when his weight exceeded 560 pounds
e0kAg TIL that all astronauts going to the International Space Station are required to learn Russian, which can take up to 1100 class hours for English language speakers