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TIL The last month of the year used to be February

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GRkj TIL that there is no such thing as standing in line in Chinese culture. Chinese simply push and jostle to the front, to the chagrin of non-Chinese.
7rxrp TIL a magnet powerful enough to lift an aircraft carrier is in the ITER fusion reactor core
1ag7d TIL only one person in recorded history has been struck by a meteorite.
pYr4G TIL the name "Candace" is derivative of "Kandake", a title bestowed upon the Nubian Warrior Queens of Meroe (Modern day Sudan) who were so formidable that they managed to thwart the Romans.
VBERD TIL One serving of Kiwi has more potassium than a banana, more vitamin C than an orange, and more vitamin E & K than an avocado. (Page 4)