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TIL that the fighting was so intense that 4% of the sand on Normandy beach is made up of shrapnel from D-Day that has broken down

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WMKX TIL Marvel Comics created a superhero, Blue Ear, just for a 4 year old boy who was uncomfortable wearing hearing aids, which he needed. The boy told his mom “Superheroes don’t wear hearing aids” so Marvel created one.
QNNYd TIL a plant hopper (Issus coleoptratus) is the first species found to have functional biological gears
16WgP TIL if you poop at the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, a truck has to take your waste out because the building isn't connected to the municipal sewage system! 💀
Woj8 TIL Duct tape is significantly more effective (85% vs 60%) than cryotherapy for removal of the common wart.
rN0py TIL that Fortuna, North Dakota has the latest sunset time in the contiguous USA. With the sun setting at 10:05 PM local time during summer solstice.