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TIL that one of the 10 largest pyramids in the world is actually a Bass Pro Shop in Memphis, Tennessee

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loNnB TIL that the Boltzmann Brain argument suggests it is more likely for a brain to spontaneously form (complete with false memories) than it is for our universe to have formed in the first place. This leads to the conclusion that statistically, we ourselves are Boltzmann Brains.
xQdk TIL: The most recycled material in the US is asphalt. “99% of all asphalt is recycled & used to fix/build roads…US taxpayers saved $2.2B in 2011 by using recycled materials to pave roads. 66.7M tons of reclaimed asphalt pavement & 1.2M tons of reclaimed asphalt shingles went into paving projects.”
jNnan TIL Coconuts managed to migrate to the Caribbean by floating across the ocean
AN7nl TIL of the Boy Scout Nuclear Science Merit Badge. The requirements to receive the badge include building a Geiger counter, planting irradiated and nonirradiated seeds, and visiting an accelerator (research lab) or university where people study the properties of the nucleus or nucleons.
XeOX TIL periodic holidays with pay, as well as rest and leisure, are considered universal human rights.