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TIL: Tides aren’t limited to water. Earth’s land also has tides affected by the Moon. New York City rises and falls 14 inches a day.

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OGYBa TIL that the Chinese warlord Zhang Zongchang, who ruled Shandong during a turbulent period of civil war and was known for his exceptional brutality and sexual exploits, kept his elderly mother near him at all times. Even on campaign, he gave her a personal railcar to accompany his army in.
B5Dx TIL that George Orwell, author of 1984 and Animal Farm among others, was a Spanish Civil War veteran. He served with the Workers’ Party of Marxist Unification, an anti-Stalinist communist international brigade fighting for the Loyalist (Republican) faction.
4XgZ5 TIL 50 Cent once bought 200 front row seats to a Ja Rule concert just to leave them empty
ANGxg TIL Robert Wadlow weighed an unremarkable 8.7 lb when he was born, however by the age of 5, he was 5'4" & wearing clothes meant for teenagers. He reached the 6' mark as a 8-year-old & was over 6'6" at 11 years old. He'd eventually reach his record height of 8'11.1" before dying at the age of 22.