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TIL the Melbourne gold rush drew more people to Victoria than the California gold rush did to the US.

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kOBL4 TIL thanks to 3D printing, NASA can send plans for new tools and equipment to the Space Station over email. Instead of waiting months for gear, Astronauts can print new gear in hours.
ANPv7 TIL that the thiomargarita magnifica is the largest bacteria ever discovered, big enough to be seen by the naked eye
wdeo TIL that being gay isn’t illegal in North Korea, and that young men are often openly affectionate towards each other
61Ml TIL a Japanese translator was stabbed to death because he translated “The Satanic Verses”, a novel by Salman Rushdie.
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