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TIL the Earth is rocketing through space at 1.3 million MPH.

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YgVW TIL that drying your hands with paper towel will reduce the bacterial count by 45 - 60% on your hands. However, using a hand dryer will increase the bacteria on your hands by up to 255% because it blows out bacteria already living in the, conveniently, warm moist environment.
e0YlL TIL that 80% of books published 1924-63 never had their copyrights renewed and are now in the public domain
epAEg TIL: Until it's collapse in 1991, the Warsaw Radio Mast was the tallest radio tower ever built at 2,120ft. It was built with the intent to broadcast communist propaganda worldwide.
m14KO TIL a Polish charity placed a tracker on the back of a white stork to track the birds migratory habits. It travelled to Sudan before the charity lost contact. Somebody found the tracker, removed the sim card and put it in their own phone, where they then racked up $2700 worth of phone calls.
4XePg TIL MLK was working on a multiracial Poor People's Campaign when he was killed.