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TIL the largest lawsuit ever filed was for $2 Undecillion. That's a 2 followed by 36 zeros.

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VBnjZ TIL about Kessler syndrome, the scenario where there are so many objects in low Earth orbit that they collide with each other and create even more debris. In response, the FCC requires all satellites to enter a "graveyard orbit" at the end of their operational lives.
9YYgQ TIL McDonalds has sold over 100 billion burgers, selling to 68 million people per day, which is more than the entire population of the UK. They sell 75 hamburgers per second globally.
rRlmd TIL that nearly 100 people in Germany die annually while masturbating, and that forensic examiners estimate one to two people per million are killed each year globally.
GLp4 TIL rape is the leading cause of PTSD in female veterans. With the majority of rapes being perpetrated by fellow soldiers.
4wwb TIL that at a London Gentleman’s Club, to avoid confusion, all male staff members are referred to as ‘George’. This caused a dilemma when the first (and so far, only) female steward was hired in the 1980s. The problem was solved when it was decided that she would be called 'Georgina’