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TIL The Easter Island Statues (Moai) have bodies

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j6X0p TIL archaeologists discovered an "extremely rare" complete 14th-century gauntlet, on the grounds of Kyburg Castle in Switzerland, that's "remarkably well-preserved."
pY6rp TIL a pilot named Tim Lancaster was sucked out of a plane in midair. His knees where caught on the flight controls, preventing him from falling to his death. He survived the whole incident.
J1JAB TIL most coconuts in Thailand are harvested by trained monkeys
JYlKm TIL that in 1925 a huge Citroën advertisement was built on Eiffel tower, a total of 250,000 light bulbs and 600 kilometres of electric cable were used to make the 30 metre high letters, It was there until 1934.
V4w0 TIL: Linje Akvavit, a flavored liquor from Norway, is shipped from Norway to Australia and back before being bottled. The sloshing and temperature changes the liquor experiences on the ship imparts certain flavors to the beverage. Akvavit is traditionally served as a holiday drink.