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TIL There are 120 times more water molecules in the cubic inch of water than there are stars in the observable universe

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oBRD7 TIL Santa Clause was depicted as "skinny and elf-like" until a Coca-Cola ad made him the fat, jolly fellow that we know today.
YpDvr TIL of Luke “Milky” Moore, an Australian who was able to overdraft over $1.5 million from his bank. He was eventually sent to prison, appealed and argued his own case, was released, and is now studying to become a criminal defense lawyer.
aWpb TIL that Paulo Coelho supports The Pirate Bay and offered to be a witness in the 2009 trial. His comment: “a person who does not share is not only selfish, but bitter and alone.”
yV5pp TIL that “Goodwill Industries, a tax-exempt non-profit that generates more than $5 billion in annual revenue and pays its executives six-figure and seven-figure salaries, pays some of its workers as little as $0.22 per hour. Why? Because they are disabled.”
gr5OD TIL for over 150 years swans have taught each other how to ring a bell for food at Bishop's Palace in Wells