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TIL Finland's territory is expanding by 7 km^2 every year even without war. This is due to the effect of 'post-glacial rebound'.

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vPQwD TIL—about the 1838 Jesuit slave sale; the second largest in US history.
X716 TIL of Joe Rollino. Coney Island “strong man” who advocated for healthy living ahead of his time. Bent a quarter on his 103rd birthday. Died when he was hit by a mini-van at age 104 while on his morning walk.
ZYBY TIL there is a part of the brain thought responsible for gender identity, and in transsexual individuals this area resembles that of the gender they identify with - suggesting transsexuality is at least partially biological
d8Zx8 TIL During his childhood, Willie Nelson grew interested in martial arts. He ordered self-defense manuals on jujitsu and judo that he saw advertised in Batman and Superman comics. Nelson started to formally practice kung fu after he moved to Nashville, in the 1960s.
b6Lb9 TIL Boeing's 737 MAX software was outsourced to $9-an-hour Indian engineers