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TIL all of the videos on BBC’s website have volumes that go up to 11

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jNKrR TIL: Koshik, an elephant in a South Korean zoo, learned to imitate human speech by sticking its trunk in its mouth
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dMyB TIL that 62 of the 97 people onboard the Hindenburg survived when it was destroyed.
Wkk89 TIL the Vatican City has the highest per capita wine consumption of any country in the world.
R76Z7 TIL the first Ford Mustang (Serial #000001) got delivered and sold before anyone noticed, and they had to trade the 1,000,001st to the owner to get it back.