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TIL that according to a 2011 poll, 32% of Russians believe that the sun orbits the earth.

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nlL7 TIL that the U.S. and China are collaborating on developing a thorium molten salt nuclear reactor.
oebA TIL In 1988, a man with severe OCD shot himself in the head in an attempt to commit suicide. Instead of killing him, the bullet destroyed the part of his brain that was responsible for his OCD, and he went on to become a straight-A college student a few years later.
PQLg TIL The Dubai Mall is the most popular place on earth, with 80 million visitors in the last 12 months.
XnME TIL Will Smith turned down the role of Django in Django Unchained because it wasn’t the lead role. Smith explained, I was like, ‘No, Quentin, please, I need to kill the bad guy!’”
EgYld TIL the assumption that Harry Potter books have increased literacy among young people is "largely a folk legend." Research found no increase in reading among children and that children who read Harry Potter books were not more likely to go on to read outside the fantasy and mystery genres.