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TIL The Russian railway network is long enough to circumnavigate the globe more than twice

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JJV8 TIL MI6 replaced bomb making instructions with cupcake recipes on al-Qaeda websites
m1aOR The highly sought after "peke face" in Persian cats is actually midface hypoplasia so severe that it causes dimples and holes into the cat's skull and brain cavity.
ABg4 TIL thousands and thousands of mites closely related to spiders live in the pores of your face. They come out at night to mate and lay their eggs. Scientists aren’t sure of their purpose or what they eat
VMA78 TIL as of 2017, 75% of the US’s medical communications are still sent via fax.
rNaQ4 TIL after "the world’s largest beach clean-up" at Mumbai's Versova beach, Olive Ridley turtles returned to lay eggs for the first time in 20 years.