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TIL that the Blue Whale is the heaviest animal to have EVER lived.

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awMdZ TIL of President Husni al-Za'im , who after taking over the Syrian government tried to give women right to vote, did not execute anyone during his reign and tried to make peace with Israel.
mxPwo TIL 10 year old Candace Newmaker was suffocated to death during a "re-birthing" therapy session which simulated her being born again. (Transcript in link)
NyYe TIL China’s Emperor Qin sent his magician to find the elixir of life. The magician sailed away with the “sacrifice” of 6000 boys and girls, lots of wheat, and never returned. Some believe that he settled in Japan and became their first emperor.
D10Bj TIL 7-Eleven, which was started in Dallas, was saved from Bankruptcy in 1991 by it's Japanese branch, and then later bought out by them in 2005.
dDKGj TIL France outlawed discardable dishware in fast food restaurants.