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TIL that the United States has more in-service Aircraft Carriers than the rest of the world combined.

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1abE7 TIL mosquitos may have killed HALF the people who EVER lived, which would make them our deadliest predator by far
LlXZ TIL that J.R.R. Tolkien (author of LoTR) was a member of The Tea Club Barrovian Society whose nine members met regularly at the Barrow Stores in Birmingham, England, UK. Of the Nine, only two survived WW1. J.R.R. Tolkien was deeply traumatized by the loss of almost all his closest friends.
0dZEL TIL Brazilian city Altamira (159 533 km²) is larger in land area than 104 countries, including: Portugal (92 256 km²), Iceland (102 775 km²), Ireland (70 273 km²), Switzerland (41 285 km²), Denmark (43 094 km²). Altamira's size is comparable to the US state of Missouri or Florida.
nWaxd TIL that cryovolcanoes exist!
QJa6a TIL about Skateistan, an organization in Afghanistan dedicated to young people's education and skating. 50 percent of the children skating are girls because Afghanistan culture views it as a toy rather than a sport.