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TIL that one Swedish family is indirectly controlling one third of the country’s GNP

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VMxak TIL the outermost region of the Sun’s atmosphere, consisting of plasma (hot ionized gas), is called the “corona.” It has a temperature of approximately two million kelvins and an extremely low density. The corona continually varies in size and shape as it is affected by the Sun’s magnetic field.
OG0nY TIL: On her deathbed in 2005, Hitler's nurse, Erna Fledgal the last survivor of the Fuhrerbunker revealed she found him charming and polite. However, she said Eva Braun had a "colourless" personality and that the death of Hitler's dog affected the staff more than Braun's.
yQK68 TIL: Scientists found that it actually takes about 2,500 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop.
BrBax TIL Kary Mullis, Nobel Prize Winner American Biochemist, who invented PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) technique, held high belief in 'Astrology' and had an encounter with an extraterrestrial in the form of a fluorescent raccoon. He used to self-test novel psychoactive substances too.
wQNW TIL that American volunteers fighting in other nations armed forces in WW2 lost their citizenship and changed their nationality to Canadian. Congress eventually passed a blanked pardon in 1944.