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TIL bananas have more trade regulations than AK-47s

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M7elb TIL The Lowest Recorded Temperature in Easter Island is 15 °C (59 °F) And The Highest Is 28 °C (82.4 °F)
16AEX TIL of an Italian named Falco who with some friends built a series of gigantic "temples" complete with artwork, glass and mosaics, 30m under his house and the surrounding Turin neighborhood. This took place over 20 years, and no-one knew about it. Until it was nearly done.
XEYE6 TIL that One World Trade Center, the tallest building in North America, is 1,776 feet. It's height is a reference to the year the Declaration of Independence was signed.
b96Wa One study found a threefold greater risk in young drivers compared with older drivers. Experts reveal why.
R7GRw TIL about "Moyenne Island" a small uninhabited island in Seychelles which one Brendon Grimshaw bought for £8,000 in 1962. With help from a partner, Rene Antoine Lafortune, Grimshaw transported and bred roughly 120 tortoises onto the island which is now the worlds smallest national park