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TIL anyone with internet access can help scientists classify the shape of galaxies imaged by Hubble in a citizen scientist project.

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GAJ1 TIL Five Guys Burgers and Fries doesn’t advertise, relying only on word of mouth to spread word about their restaurants, despite having over 1,000 locations.
DZoY TIL that caribou is simply the North American name for reindeer.
M7jbV TIL the entire planet’s Rare-Earth Metals market in 2023 was under US$6 billion, far less than $500 billion in “rare earths”.
OoMJL TIL Pokémon is the highest-grossing media franchise in the world with $59 Billion in revenue, $16 Billion more than Star Wars
wlV7 TIL Hamburg, Germany has over 2400 bridges, which is more than London, Amsterdam and Venice put together.