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TIL that Russia is bigger than former planet Pluto
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TIL that Ikea names sofas, coffee tables, bookshelves, media storage and doorknobs after places in Sweden; beds, wardrobes and hall furniture after places in Norway; carpets after places in Denmark and dining tables and chairs after places in Finland.
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TIL about the Decebalus Treasure found by a Roman army in 106 AD during the Second Dacian War. Decebalus, the last king of the Dacians, diverted the Sargetia River (in modern-day Romania) to bury all his wealth. Someone betrayed him, and the Romans found 330,000 lb of gold and 650,000 lb of silver.
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TIL That most of Steve Jobs’ wealth was from his shares in Disney, not Apple.
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TIL scientists use sunflowers to clean up nuclear radiation
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TIL Mario wears a hat because programmers found it difficult to create the hair movement that would occur when the character jumped.