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TIL NASA calculated that you only need 40 digits of Pi to calculate the circumference of the observable universe, to the accuracy of 1 hydrogen atom

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DQ9Ae TIL that general Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna had a funeral for his leg
1aayO TIL that there is a bigger volcanic process than super volcanoes called Large Igneous Provinces that appear to have occurred simultaneously with extinction events.
5VBbP TIL According to the American Dental Association, 25.4% of people suffer from a gap between their front two teeth. Diastema, the most common form, can be due to differences in the size of the teeth or the jawbone
QJllL TIL that when some Hawaiians stole a cutter vessel from James Cook, he kidnapped one of their chiefs, expecting them to submit like the many other tribes he had encountered. The Hawaiians proceeded to kill Cook and 4 of his men.
wLgo6 TIL about the One-Cent Magenta stamp, which was sold at an auction for $9.5 million and is considered the most valuable object in the world.