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TIL you only need 39 digits of pi to calculate the circumference of the observable universe to within a hydrogen atom

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wLBa6 TIL eight percent of our DNA consists of remnants of ancient viruss, and another 40 percent is made up of repetitive strings of genetic letters that is also thought to have that origin.
DQLNP TIL Bob Dylan has spent nearly nine days of his life singing one particular song. "Like A Rolling Stone" is 6 minutes long and he's played it live 2,075 times
awn5b TIL that at one point, Pepsi was the 6th largest military power in the world.
AN0Zg TIL the chain locker on a ship is one of the most dangerous rooms for a person. The oxidizing metal can drop oxygen to lower than 6%. Normal air contains 21% oxygen
5KGB TIL The military spends more money on air conditioning than NASA’s entire budget