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TIL New Zealand is part of a 93% submerged continent known as Zealandia.

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LkkDQ TIL of Leo Major, a French Canadian soldier, one of three Commonwealth soldiers to receive the Distinguished Conduct Medal twice in two separate wars - the first for single-handedly liberating the City of Zwolle in WWII; the second for defending Hill 355 with 18 men against 14 000 Chinese in Korea.
neYgd TIL that CNN has a pre-recorded broadcast that was shot over 20 years ago set to be played in the event that the world is ending.
6Exw7 TIL that there exists a form of parasomnia called "sexsomnia", where the person engages in sexual activity during sleep, and is therefore not aware of it.
eYk5 TIL British journalist Lanre Fehintola voluntarily got addicted to Heroin in order to help him understand the lifestyle he was writing about. Last heard of him, he is still battling the addiction.
6E6ZQ TIL of the ABC TV show Turn-On, which debuted February 1969. The first episode was so bad, one affiliate refused to return to it after the commercial break. Several west coast affiliates refused to air the show at all. Before the first episode had finished playing, the show was cancelled.