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TIL: The closest relatives taxonomically to Seals is believed to be Bears

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b9WRQ TIL that the Brazilian megacity of São Paulo is not only the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world but also has a larger Italian population than any city in Italy and boasts the biggest Japanese population of any city outside of Japan.
lEZK TIL Saddam Hussein had an entire Quran written with his blood. Islamic authorities don’t know what to do with it now, as it is a sin to write a Quran with blood and also a sin to destroy a Quran.
dod7 TIL that in 1968 a US plane carrying four H-bombs crashed into sea ice in Greenland and exploded, contaminating the area around the site with radiation.
QJwod TIL a strong erection is roughly 78% blood by volume but uses less than 3% of the body’s total blood volume at any given time.
pYvdb TIL: In 2012, Canadian Justin Williams assaulted and stabbed his neighbor for coming over tell him to stop yelling over a video game (World of Warcraft), he replied "it's not a game, it's my life" then grabbed and stabbed his neighbor. The neighbor lived, but now has a scar in his chest.