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TIL that the total size of the Google Earth database is over 20 Petabytes.

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bpO7 TIL, before the company was seized by federal regulators in 2008, the final CEO of Washington Mutual made $19 million at the position. His tenure was less than three weeks.
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gMgnD TIL of the Melanesians, the only black people in the world with natural blond hair.