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TIL Leonardo Da Vinci stole dead bodies to better understand human anatomy

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69YW7 TIL that only 20% of the Earth’s deserts are covered in sand
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pxeN TIL In 1987, the US Army’s Night Stalkers stole an Russian attack helicopter from a desert in Chad
pYvQp TIL In 2012, following the Negros earthquake in the Philippines, rumors spread in Cebu City that a tsunami had hit causing residents to panic. The panic was said to have been caused by a misinterpreted cry for someone named "Chona Mae," which was mistaken as a call for "tsunami."
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