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TIL babies in every country say "mama"

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LQpb0 TIL that Laos is the most bombed country in the world and the United States eventually dropped the equivalent of a planeload of bombs every eight minutes, 24 hours a day, for nine years
pYaLG TIL that Mexico is the top producer of silver in the world, producing 5,600 metric tons in 2021.
PPdL TIL Costco’s Stock Price Has Doubled Since 2009 - While Having Some Of The Happiest Retail Employees
ANbmg TIL Apple's first CEO, Michael Scott, once personally fired forty Apple employees, believing they were redundant. Later the same day, he gathered employees around a keg of beer and stated, "I'll fire people until it's fun again." Following this event, he was demoted to vice chairman.
l79kV TIL in 1054, Chinese records reported a “new star bright enough to be seen in the daytime”. They were actually witnessing the supernova explosion that created the Crab Nebula 6,500 light-years away.