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TIL that North America contains both the largest oceanic island and the largest inland island in the world, Greenland and Manitoulin Island in Lake Superior.

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mxbgp TIL The first recorded use of the F-word in the modern sense is believed to be a court record from the 1300s referencing a Roger Fuckebythenavele who was apparently believed to be too stupid to copulate properly.
11yW TIL Astronauts often lose their fingernails after conducting spacewalks
4XxJg TIL a large number of Graffiti found in Pompeii are political ads. Specificaly, one Gnaeus Helvius Sabinus appears in no less than 140 political signs throughout the town, endorsed by all manner of individuals, trade unions, religious and social groups
NL5Q TIL Turkey Vultures were used by natural gas companies to pinpoint pipeline leaks. Natural gas is odorless, so gas companies add the chemical ethyl mercaptan so that people can smell gas leaks. Ethyl mercaptan is emitted by putrefying animal carcasses. So leaks in gas pipelines attract vultures.
e0ErE TIL in 2017 Glastonbury Festival had to add pineapples to their list of contraband following the success of Glass Animals and their song Pork Soda, which contained the lyric "Pineapples are in my head" and caused fans to bring the fruit to live performances en masse