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TIL that certain areas of Hudson Bay, Canada have less gravity than the rest of the world.

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KOXyB TIL: In Costa Rica, a sea turtle conservation organization is exposing sea turtle egg poachers by placing fake sea turtle eggs on the beach, with GPS trackers imbedded inside the eggs to reveal the location of whoever takes them.
AXx7 TIL that Steve Irwin told his cameramen to keep rolling in case of an alligator attack, so that his last words would be “crikey” as he is going down the belly of the alligator.
17KP TIL there’s about 10 times the amount of water inside the earth, as there is in all the oceans, lakes, rivers, and glaciers on the surface.
Y7LKP TIL Ambergris – sometimes referred to as “whale vomit” - is a product of the sperm whale. 1.5kg is worth approximately $71,000
loE1N TIL about Dr Clara Immerwahr, the first woman to get a PhD in Chemistry in Germany in 1900. She assisted with the weaponisation of Mustard gas, which was subsequently used on the frontlines in 1915. During a party to celebrate it's successful use, she committed suicide by shooting herself.