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TIL that there is a well in England that has water that can turn any object into stone.

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TIL a man who survived a jump from the Golden Gate Bridge but broke his back on impact was saved from drowning by a sea lion who kept him afloat until rescuers could reach him.

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TIL there is an apartment in China that has a train track running through it.

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TIL At the 2012 International Shooting Grand Prix, gold medalist Maria Dmitrienko of Kazakhstan had to listen to the entire parody of O' Kazakhstan from Borat. The incident resulted from the wrong song being downloaded from YouTube at the last minute.

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TIL it rains fish in a Honduran town every year.

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TIL in 1985, the French President François Mitterrand authorized a state-sponsored terror attack on New Zealand soil, killing a Dutch citizen.

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TIL The song "Happy Days Are Here Again" was recorded on the same day that the stock market crashed in 1929.

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TIL the golden wheel spider rolls down hills cartwheel-style to escape its predators

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TIL that from 1961-1963, Brazil and France went to war due to a dispute as to whether lobsters walk or swim.

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TIL in 1977, the band Pink Floyd tied a giant inflatable pig to a power station as a publicity stunt. The pig broke free and floated over Heathrow airport, where all flights had to be grounded to avoid collisions with the pig.

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
TIL that there is a well in England that has water that can turn any object into stone.	929
TIL a man who survived a jump from the Golden Gate Bridge but broke his back on impact was saved from drowning by a sea lion who kept him afloat until rescuers could reach him.	907
TIL there is an apartment in China that has a train track running through it.	894
TIL At the 2012 International Shooting Grand Prix, gold medalist Maria Dmitrienko of Kazakhstan had to listen to the entire parody of O' Kazakhstan from Borat. The incident resulted from the wrong song being downloaded from YouTube at the last minute.	643
TIL it rains fish in a Honduran town every year.	253
TIL in 1985, the French President François Mitterrand authorized a state-sponsored terror attack on New Zealand soil, killing a Dutch citizen.	225
TIL The song "Happy Days Are Here Again" was recorded on the same day that the stock market crashed in 1929.	221
TIL the golden wheel spider rolls down hills cartwheel-style to escape its predators	37
TIL that from 1961-1963, Brazil and France went to war due to a dispute as to whether lobsters walk or swim.	15
TIL in 1977, the band Pink Floyd tied a giant inflatable pig to a power station as a publicity stunt. The pig broke free and floated over Heathrow airport, where all flights had to be grounded to avoid collisions with the pig.	9