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TIL the official definition of a second is 9,192,631,770 cycles of the Cesium atoms resonant frequency, and the NIST-F1 cesium atomic clock can produce a frequency so precise that its time error per day is about 0.03 nanoseconds, meaning the clock would lose one second in 100 million years

QNlJE TIL there are 96 bags of human waste on the moon.
OGyK4 TIL that a pub in London was illegally demolished just days before it was to be listed as an historic site. They developer was forced to rebuild it brick by brick to its original state.
QNdGL TIL that bananas are berries, but strawberries are not.
0d901 TIL: Orcas Are Called Killer Whale Because They Hunt Whales
Nx4Q TIL 1 in 18 males and 1 in 50 females have extra nipples.