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TIL New Yorkers bite 10 times more people than sharks do worldwide

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4XGd5 TIL that when Hurricane Ivan was in the Gulf of Mexico in 2004, pressure sensors on the ocean floor detected a freak wave 91 feet tall. Computer simulations suggested that at the storm's peak as a Category 5 it was producing waves over 130 feet high.
j6oaM TIL there is probably a small harmless lump on your testes. It is mostly harmless, leftover tissue after birth and is present in around 80% of males.
KYE54 Today I learned about the 4 astronomer nuns who helped map nearly 500,000 stars in the late 1800s and early part of the 20th century. Emilia Ponzoni, Regina Colombo, Concetta Finardi and Luigia Panceri.
wLBRo TIL that Santa Fe, New Mexico is the oldest capital city in North America, founded (1607) over a decade before the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock (1620).
KYObw TIL that buildings so big they "need their own ZIP code" are very much real, however this is not due to the actual size of the buildings themselves, rather it's the sheer volume of mail they receive. One example is the Walmart Headquarters, which has a unique ZIP code of 72716.