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TIL there’s about 10 times the amount of water inside the earth, as there is in all the oceans, lakes, rivers, and glaciers on the surface.

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v1RXr TIL that Ancient Greek and Roman statues were actually brilliantly colored and not just bare marble/stone.
y78l TIL that since its inception, not a single member has been harmed in the United States Witness Protection Program.
nyD7 TIL Men who help with housework tend to have more sex.
rR48x TIL that the Turkey bird is named after the country with the same name in English, while in Portuguese it is called ‘Peru’, in Arabic it is Deek Rumi ('Roman Rooster’), in Polish it is 'Indyk’ (after India), and in Turkish itself it is 'Hindi’.
wLO91 TIL: Adding an additional 20 minutes of commuting per day has the same negative effect on job satisfaction as receiving a 19% pay cut.