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TIL that The Great Lakes are 21% of the worlds fresh water supply and that Ontario Power Generation is planning to bury radioactive nuclear waste one mile away.

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QN9L9 TIL The Tower of Skulls stands as one of the planet's most bizarre monuments. Located in Serbia, it consists of over 900 human skulls. Constructed by the Ottoman Empire to intimidate Serbian rebels, it serves as a grim reminder of the empire's brutality.
P1kNn TIL Tama-chan, a male bearded seal spotted in 2002 in Tokyo’s Tama River. He was granted honorary residency registration because of his massive publicity and this sparked protests from foreign residents over the fact that such registration was only open to Japanese citizens.
kJ8r4 TIL Venmurasu is the world's longest novel, spanning 26,000 pages. An Indian writer completed it in just six years. It is a modern retelling of the Indian classical epic Mahabharata, with some minor details expanded into standalone stories the length of a typical novel.
rNG4e TIL the original Super Mario 2 was deemed too difficult & included things like poisonous mushrooms & warps backwards,. This became "The Lost Levels' while the American market received a ported version of a game called Doki Doki Panic rebranded to "Super Mario 2"
J1QN1 TIL: The United States Bowling Congress since 2018 has been accused of corruption and conflict of interest as the newest president enact new policies behind closed doors, handpick executives, conduct secret negotiations with ball manufacturers, and redesigned the league rating system.