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TIL: Spain is the world's second largest exporter of bricks

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N7EPQ TIL of the Byford Dolphin decompression incident, where a diver was forced through a 60cm (24 inch) opening by compressed air and violently dismembered. Additionally, it caused the "expulsion of all of the internal organs of his chest and abdomen"
4XnWa TIL in 1955, someone dropped a 600-year-old plaster Buddha Statue only to discover the plaster was covering a solid gold statue beneath
loeJV TIL that crows can learn to make and use tools by observing other crows, or even just by seeing a tool.
9gQM TIL that broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, savoy, kohlrabi and kai-lan are all the same species of plant. They can all mix with each much like dog breeds with radically different traits and appearances.
05bA TIL Falco’s 1985 single “Rock Me Amadeus” made him the only artist whose principal language was German to score a vocal number-one hit in the US.