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TIL The first edition of “Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory” Oompa Loompas were African Pygmies.

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wLbO1 TIL - the average power of the sun, at the earth's distance is about 1400 watts per square meter (1.4kW/m^2).
KJY9 TIL that German journalists have a word, “widow shaking” for the practice of aggressively getting sob story material from relatives of disaster or crime victims.
b6OZ4 TIL Lacrosse descends from a version played by Native Americans in the 17th century. Games could last several days with as many as 1,000 players per team, on a field with goals up to 6 miles apart. Sticks were so treasured, players were often buried with them upon death.
gWV8 TIL that home of the Tallest Tree in the world is California and it size is as twice the size of the Statue of Liberty
6Paw TIL We don’t know who made the Apollo 11 Moon flag. It was either one of three purchased by NASA secretaries on a lunch break, or ordered from a government catalog for $5.50. NASA would not confirm the manufacturer because they didn’t “want another Tang.”