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TIL Steve Erwin has an asteroid named after him: 57567 Crikey

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gOr9 TIL The Catholic Church owns a billion dollar German media firm that sells pornography
LQ1nm TIL that Albania had no standard gauge railways until 1947, built over 660km (410mi) in forty years, then closed the entire network in 2021.
W7Ng9 TIL There are different rates of suicides and suicidal behavior between males and females. While females more often have suicidal thoughts, males die by suicide more frequently. In the Western world, males die by suicide three to four times more often than do females.
R7w1l TIL of the McGrew brothers. They spent 8 years recreating a shot-for shot version of Toy Stoy 3 in stop motion. Their version premiered on YouTube in January and already have more than 3 million views. Dedication is real.
WkBgB TIL Since the 1978 initiation of China's policy of reform and opening-up, Dongguan is now regarded as: "The World's Computer City", "The World's Toy City", "The World's Shoe City", and "The South China Fashion City"