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TIL More than half of bus shelters in Dubai are air-conditioned.

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nQjb TIL the Lee-Enfield rifle has been in active service with at least one military since 1895 (currently still used by the Canadian Rangers)
x6mn7 TIL James Cameron insisted on casting Tom Arnold in True Lies, and even threatened executives to take the movie to another studio in order to get him the part
x6oGo TIL that a guy deliberately infected himself with hookworms in an attempt to treat his allergies and asthma.
4XdEX TIL the blue ringed octopus contains enough venom to kill 26 adult humans within minutes. Their bites are tiny and painless and most people don't even realize they've been bitten until respiratory depression and paralysis start to occur. No antivenom is available.
9YWV7 TIL that Tutankhamun’s successors tried to erase his name from history. This meant his memory was preserved as the location of his tomb was forgotten, hiding it from robbers. It remained virtually untouched for thousands of years until its discovery in 1922.