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TIL that NASA has mapped 100% of Mercury’s Surface

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WkP4Y TIL that the North America — and the USA in particular, has the world's most extreme weather, averaging more than 10,000 severe thunderstorm events per year, with more than 1,000 tornadoes.
WkvY4 TIL IMAX Movie platter weights 250kg (550lb).
JYaAv TIL an Ethiopian girl was being brutally beaten by 7 men when a pride of lions chased them away. They even stayed with her until help arrived.
n8do TIL an Australian man committed suicide by shooting himself in chest with a shotgun, then in the head with a pistol, then in the throat with a shotgun, then in the chest again with a shotgun.
6rJJ TIL Soaking up grease from a slice of pizza with a napkin saves you about 40 calories.