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TIL That The Shetland Islands are closer to Norway than they are to Edinburgh

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yRDp TIL a rigorous experiment found that non-celiac gluten sensitivity probably doesn’t exist and instead patients were experiencing a ‘nocebo’ effect.
0r5L TIL in 2006, police at GWU used Facebook to learn about college parties and bust them. To fight back, students set up a beer blast event on Facebook. When the cops showed up, there was no alcohol, but cookies with “Beer” written on them and games of “Cake-pong”.
Ql16 TIL Hoba, the largest known meteorite left no crater on Earth. Earth’s atmosphere slowed the object to the point of terminal velocity. Hoba meteorite is also the most massive naturally occurring piece of Iron known at the Earth’s surface.
Z8PLD TIL In Lilo and Sitch (2002), Stitch is called 'Experiment 626' because he is his creator's 626th experiment. In an episode of the Lilo and Stitch TV series, they meet 'Experiment 420', who is green and has the power to make food taste better.
pYYaG TIL a new program has started using UAV’s to combat elephant and rhino poaching in Africa. Small, battery-powered UAV’s are much more mobile than park rangers, and virtually silent, making them ideal for spotting poachers who think they’re alone in the bush.