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TIL Lego is the worlds largest tire manufacturer

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OGkNY TIL that the biomass of domesticated poultry (mostly chickens) is about three times higher than all wild birds combined. About 65.8 billion chickens were consumed as meat in 2016.
OoW9L TIL that the original London Bridge was purchased by Robert P. McCulloch of Lake Havasu, Arizona in 1968 for 2.4 million dollars, where it still stands today.
QRme TIL the last words on the moon were “..we leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return: with peace and hope for all mankind.”
KR0R TIL that the Brazilian Wandering Spider’s venom not only kills, but can cause paralysis and asphyxiation, but worst of all, it causes “priapism”. This is when an erect penis cannot return to a flaccid start and is known to be extremely painful.
Me1R7 TIL That Hedwig from Harry Potter was named after Saint Hedwig, the Patron Sain of Orphans, and also died protecting Harry when he turned 18, as he was no longer an orphan.