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TIL that our Milky Way galaxy will collide with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy in 4 billion years

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yy5V TIL that William McAdoo’s decision to close the NYSE for 4 months in 1914 to prevent Europeans from selling American securities and exchanging proceeds for USD, and then gold, led to a decisive shift in the global balance of economic power, from Europe to the USA
Vgvm TIL that Chuck Lorre, Creator of the Big Bang Theory, also Composed the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Theme Song
6P9J TIL O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack has been on the Billboard soundtrack chart for 8 ½ years
ADnnd TIL Some ant queens will find a queen with an established nest to kill and impersonate. To sneak into the nest they first find and kill a worker ant for its scent.
xV85w TIL if in 2001 you bought $399 in Apple stock instead of buying the original iPod, today that stock would be worth $65,000