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TIL that Sweden has the largest scale model of the solar system in the world. It is in the scale of 1:20 million and stretches 950 KM across the country.

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OG4be TIL of the Stripper Index, an economic index based on the earnings of sex workers used to gauge discretionary consumer spending and the state of the economy.
0d785 TIL of the Great Leonids Meteor Storm that occurred on November 13th, 1833 in which more than 72,000 meteors per hour fell to Earth, and which according to one observer caused the night sky to radiate so bright with falling stars that “people were awakened believing that their house was on fire!”
5VWwR TIL Japan has among the world’s strictest meat grading rules. Each carcass is graded on 4 characteristics, most important is “Beef Marbling Standard” (1-12). USDA Prime, the US's highest marbling grade, equates to about 4. Most domestic Wagyu or hybrids would score 6-9, while Kobe usually ranks 10+.
yQpOe TIL about Jack Horner, a paleontologist, who along with his research partner discovered a new dinosaur genus which they named Maiasaura. He was the technical advisor for all of the Jurassic Park films and is now working on the DinoChicken project in hopes to create a dinosaur using chicken DNA.
dDMaQ TIL of Macadam roads. These roads were convex, raised a few inches, and made of layered crushed rock; they were state-of-the-art for the 19th century. The rise of automobiles led to the dust issues that were solved by binding the roads with tar, leading to the invention of tarmac.