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TIL There is an auction to win a trip to space accompanied by Leonardo DiCaprio

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vLa4 TIL that the current CEO of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki, is the woman who rented her garage to Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998 when they were creating Google.
4kerw TIL of Law Lords. Formally known as Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, they were members of the House of Lords acting as judges for the chamber's judicial functions as it was the UK's court of last resort for over 200 years, until the creation of the UK Supreme Court in 2009.
lon7 TIL that if you draw a line around some Ants, they won’t cross it. Calcium Carbonate in chalk will puncture their skin and kill them with dehydration
jNm4Q TIL the longest held copyright in the US is a diary written by John Adam in 1753 that remains protected until 2053.
PYxBe TIL When a male penguin falls in love with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her