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TIL scientists discovered an unknown species of lizard in a Vietnamese lunch buffet

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grK6y TIL the Costa Concordia, the cruise ship that sank in 2012, resulting in the death of 32 people, had been carrying a large amount of mafia-owned cocaine when it sank and traces of it were found in Captain Francesco Schettino's hair samples
D1YAV TIL that in 1997, Green Day started a riot from one of their concerts at Tower Records in Manhattan after being criticized that they lost their "punk edge"
9wp0D TIL that the Goodwin Sands (A sandbank that lies off the East coast of England) is home to more than 2,000 shipwrecks.
v1KXr TIL 1/3 of all internet traffic from the U.S. to Asia passes through a single skyscraper in Downtown Los Angeles, where 260 ISPs lease space for interconnected networks.
8aYZX TIL a group is digitally archiving old cassette and VHS tapes ranging back to the early 90's. The contents of the recordings include everything from yoga workouts, DIY tutorials on installing vinyl flooring or training a dog, self help books, and TV recordings like a Bjork interview and TRL episodes