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TIL blue whales appear 1.33 times larger than their true size because of refraction of light in water.

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nrno TIL in 1998, violent Islamic terrorists bombed a Planet Hollywood in Capetown, killing 2 people and maiming others including a little girl who lost her leg. They did this in protest of the movie The Seige, which they felt protrayed them as violent Islamic terrorists.
EgVKX TIL about Matthias Schlitte who used his genetic disorder Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber Syndrome, an overgrowth of tissues and bones, to his advantage to be crowned arm wrestling world champion in the 70-kilogram class in 2022.
MeJ98 TIL Belgium closed its last coal power station in 2016...
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