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TIL the earth was hit by an intense radiation burst of unknown cause between 774 and 775 AD.

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kyD4 TIL It would take a person 59 days straight to count to one million. A man named Jeremy Harper counted to up to it for charity in 2007. He counted for 16 hours a day and raised $10,000 (one penny per number).
lo1M1 TIL A French doctor lured as many as 60 Jews into his home under the pretence of safety from the Nazi occupiers. He then killed them with his own gas chamber.
LQ1PZ TIL that Iran offers the most government mandated time off with a total of 53 days
mXey TIL Today is the 97th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Three German divisions held the ridge and after multiple American and British attempts to take the ridge, Canada captured it. It is widely regarded as the “birth” of Canada as a independent country.
BR9K TIL: Repeats of the 180-episode sitcom Seinfeld has generated over $3 billion in syndication royalties.