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TIL the Amazon river discharges more water into the ocean than the next 7 largest rivers combined.

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rNGPW TIL that during WWII Boeing built a huge factory and camouflaged it by building a completely fake town on top of it so it would look like a suburban neighborhood from the air
oyoo TIL that David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader, once held the British deadlift record with a pull of 674.75 lbs.
woJ0E TIL that Frogs shed their skin
oDaA TIL Jason Brown, the highest paid center in NFL in 2009, quit after making $25M to become a farmer and donates his crops to food pantries.
loAVN TIL that when a flickering torch is held up to prehistoric cave paintings they appear to "move." This has led some researchers to theorize that they were intentionally designed to create this effect, which would make them a precursor to modern cinema.