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TIL that Russia has 11 time zones

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0kON TIL Christopher Lee (Saruman, Count Dooku) Volunteered to serve in the Winter War, Served in WII in RAF, is knighted, holds world record for most movies (275) and sang on a heavy metal album at the age of 90.
5QQD TIL a Jew is over 5x more likely to suffer a hate crime than a Muslim in the United States
GAPON TIL Yoda was almost played by a monkey in mask!
mrxy TIL that the largest earthquake to ever be recorded hit Chile in 1960, measuring M9.5. The earthquake lasted for 10 minutes with tsunamis of 8 & 10m. The fault rupture was 800km long, 1/50 of the circumference of the earth.