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TIL that the blue whale is the biggest animal to have ever existed on Earth, surpassing even the biggest of dinosaurs

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xNJo TIL that special training is given to prison officers administering corporal punishment in Singapore and Malaysia, to teach them how to swing the 1.09-metre cane at a minimum speed of 160kph and produce a force upon impact of at least 90kg.
DQegv TIL the term "soccer" (in reference to association football) was coined in Britain, and was used regularly until recently when the term became known as an "Americanism".
woYO6 TIL that the sale of ".ai" domain names totaled about 1% of Anguilla's GDP in 2018
JBMB TIL that more than 90% of all zippers in the world are made by the japanese based company YKK
XgJj TIL That there have been nine different studies on DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) and all agree that the program does nothing or worsens the problem