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TIL China has Salamanders as large as Humans

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WXld TIL: The ASPCA (sad dog commercials) CEO makes almost $600k/year and the charity has a financial rating of 76.
gnLL TIL that “Day of the Doctor”, Doctor Who 50th aniversary special, will be in the Guiness Book for being the most broadcasted TV show: 94 countries, broadcasted it on TV or in cinemas.
4kDXR TIL in 1987 the MV Doña Paz, a Filipino passenger ferry carrying 4000 people (triple its maximum capacity), collided with an oil tanker while the crew was mostly drinking/ partying/ watching TV. The oil from the tanker set the ferry and the surrounding seawater on fire. Only 24 survived.
NXBvP TIL When Usain Bolt won the 100m sprint in the Olympic final, he only ate chicken nuggets from McDonalds as he didn't want to risk getting an upset stomach from the local cuisine
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