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TIL the Pacific Ocean just by itself is bigger than all the continents put together.

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ePRE TIL In 1904, tea bags were invented accidentally. The inventor, Thomas Sullivan, decided that it was cheaper to send small samples to potential customers in silk bags instead of boxes. The recipients believed they were meant to be dunked and soon Sullivan was flooded with orders for his “tea bags”.
Z8kkv TIL that a study finds out “Bisexual men are real”
ewnb TIL - the rape rate per 100,000 people in Canada is 1.7 and 27.3 in the US.
ADdLB TIL about the Oka Crisis, when the Mohawk community of Kanesatake, joined by natives from other communities in Canada and the United States, rebelled against an attempt by the local Canadian government to build a golf course over sacred Mohawk land.
x60mo TIL: For All Moonkind is a nonprofit working with the UN to preserve human heritage in space to protect damage to historical sites by tourists or errant explorers. It consists of Space Lawyers, policymakers, and space archeologists. It receives bipartisan support in the US.