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TIL 90% of the world has been invaded by Britain at some point in history

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1KGr TIL that at one point over 5000 Americans thought that 078-05-1120 was their SSN…because it was printed on a sample card that was included in Woolworth wallets.
awBBZ TIL Douglas Tompkins, founder of The North Face Company, purchased and conserved over 2 million acres of land in Chile and Argentina, becoming one of world’s largest private land owners
4X68a TIL London house prices are 14.5 x average earnings making it the most unaffordable city in the world to buy a home
87yZ TIL George Takei called William Shatner “the biggest douche” on Star Trek and there is ongoing animosity between Takei and Shatner.
XY1X TIL: Farmed salmon is naturally gray in color. It ends up pink due to food additives canthaxanthin and/or astaxanthin.