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TIL the biggest church in the world is located in Ivory Coast, Africa.

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mxBrO TIL 50 new shades of colours were created for the anime film Akira. This is due to the fact most of the movie takes place at night, which was a setting animators commonly avoided due to increased color requirements. In total there are 327 shades in the movie
b9xR7 TIL olive oil adulteration is the #1 source of agricultural fraud in the EU.
yQKkl TIL: In 2009, British comedian Eddie Izzard completed 43 marathons in 51 days for charity, despite having no history of long-distance running. He went on to complete 27 marathons in 27 days in 2016.
dKmd TIL the author of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, kept her deceased husbands heart wrapped in silk, in her desk.