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TIL that when Suriname became independent a full 1/3 of the country took up the offer to become Dutch citizens instead and migrated to the Netherlands

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BrnxW TIL The Andromeda galaxy is the closest big galaxy to our Milky Way - located about 2.5 million light years from Earth. It is moving towards the Milky Way at a speed of 402,000 km/h. If nothing else happens, we expect a collision of two constellations in four billion years.
g8n9 TIL Julian Lennon (John Lennon’s son) didn’t find out Hey Jude was written for him until 20 years later
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GADNN TIL a woman aboard a flight from Manchester to Florida suffered a heart attack. The stewardess called for assistance and 15 cardiologists, en route to a cardiology conference, responded to save her.
DQANY TIL a distant relative of modern dragonflies had a wingspan of about 30 inches