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TIL that scientists concluded from the lines of fossilized corals that some million years ago a year had 420 days

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KYYPQ TIL about the almost completely unknown story of Félicette, a stray Parisian cat who was the only cat successfully launched into space - only to be euthanased weeks after
grKXD TIL: Kokomo in the Florida Keys (from Beach Boys song) is not a real place.
lbyr TIL Its been shown bronze medal winners are happier than silver medal winners. This is due to counterfactual thinking: the silver medalists are more likely to compare themselves with gold medalist, while the bronze medal winners are more likely to compare themselves with 4th place finishers.
DQ7NJ TIL that Apple in 2022 achieved its highest-ever share of global smartphone operating profit at 85% and its highest-ever share of global smartphone revenue at 48% despite its global smartphone shipment share only being 18%.
R77j8 "About 90 percent of everything we buy will travel on ships"