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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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Ad6d TIL that until the 70’s, Evangelicals were generally pro-choice, believing that the Bible defined life as starting at birth.
6EJv7 TIL that Abraham Lincoln gave great prominence to hats as they would protect him from bad weather, help store important documents and made his height advantage more prominent
yQBKM TIL that Winston Churchill was in serious financial debt, owing up to $3.75 MILLION dollars (in today's money)
0wd4L TIL the glyptodon was a large mammal that lived in Americas until it went extinct around 8000 BCE. It looked like a cross between a beaver and an armadillo and was the size of a Volkswagen Beetle.
Me1Em TIL Norway has a sovereign wealth fund to the value of over $1 Trillion USD which includes 1.3% of global stocks and shares, it is primarily funded by the profits of the Norwegian petroleum sector. In total the fund has a value of over $180,000 per Norwegian resident.