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TIL that the most popular YouTube video is Baby Shark with 15.6B views, resulting in the video receiving an estimated $37M+ in ad revenue. Thus making Baby Shark more successful than films such as Disaster Movie (2008) and Superman IV (1987).

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16vKW TIL that when Jeff Immelt was General Electric's CEO, he had an empty private jet following his own private jet, in case there were delays with his primary jet.
jN0Nj TIL that One World Trade Center, at 541 meters (1776 feet) is taller than the combined height of the tallest buildings in Wyoming, Vermont, Maine, South Dakota, Montana, North Dakota, New Hampshire, and West Virginia.
grld8 TIL Dust jackets for hard cover books were originally only meant to protect the book from dust and damage, and were not the main focus. As time went on, they shifted from protection to decoration; however you're still supposed to take them off while reading.
wMm8 TIL Chuck Yeager - first pilot to exceed Mach 1 - was shot down over France in WW2, taught bomb-making to Resistance groups who helped him, escaped into Spain, argued the high command into letting him back into combat against regulations, then became an Ace (bringing down 5 enemy aircraft) in 1 day.
1aXDd TIL the hottest place on Earth is the Lut desert of Iran, topping Death Valley, USA and and El Azizia, Libya. Over a seven year study, the hottest recorded temperature was 70.7°C (159.3°F).