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TIL Japan has been the top robot exporter in the world, with its share being 30.6% in 2023

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nnkP TIL Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
5GEn TIL Duff McKagan, former bassist of Guns N’ Roses, claimed that Duff Beer on The Simpsons was named after him. Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, called the claim “absurd”.
JYMLk TIL nonchalant, disheveled, nonplussed, disconsolate, and nonsensical are examples of unpaired words: words that appear to be formed by a prefix and an existing word, but aren't. Chalant, heveled, plussed, consolate, and sensical are not recognized as English words.
N7OG8 TIL Congressman/Civil Rights Hero John Lewis appeared on “Arthur” on PBS. Rest in Power
rNrkM TIL that the sample for Jay-Z’s song for “Hard Knock Life” was only cleared after Jay-Z wrote a letter to Annie’s composer claiming that seeing the musical on Broadway as a child changed his life. Charles Strouse, the musical’s composer, gave Jay-Z permission despite the entire story being made up.