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TIL if you stacked the wealthiest individual on the planet’s money, in $100 bills, it would extend past the Earths atmosphere.

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GYR6J TIL about "spider goats", which are goats that have been given spider silk-spinning genes so that they produce a protein in their milk that can be extracted to produce silk.
eplY4 TIL that the vicuña, a small camelid related to the llama and native to Peru, has the finest and most expensive wool in the world. The Incas valued it so highly that it was illegal for anyone but royalty to wear it.
PY8rL TIL Driving slow is more dangerous than speeding. You’re actually least likely to be involved in an accident when you’re going 5 MPH over the average speed of traffic.
6EAZZ TIL that the term "Third World" does not refer to poor countries, but rather countries that did not align with either the West (the "First World") or the Soviet Union (the "Second World") during the Cold War. This includes wealthy nations like Switzerland.
jpDp TIL that when Apollo 11 landed on the moon, it only had about 25 seconds of fuel left.