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TIL that Tokyo has roughly the same population as Canada

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wLQBP TIL that an earwax plug was removed from a beached whale, and found to be full of pollutants. The scientists concluded that not only was the whale breathing pollutants straight from the water, but that some had been passed to it by its mother during gestation and nursing.
D16e TIL that a study was done that proved that athletes are overall happier with a bronze medal than a silver.
QJEVe TIL there is a mini “desert”, called the Athabasca Sand Dunes, near the northern border of Saskatchewan. It is the most northerly active sand dunes on the Earth.
LQeZr TIL the fate of SPY, the world’s largest exchange-traded fund (ETF), depends on the lives of 11 random millennials (born between 1990 and 1993). SPY will cease to exist on Jan. 22, 2118, or 20 years "after the death of the last survivor of the eleven persons", whichever occurs first.
OKVe TIL: the word “thug” comes from Thuggees, who were professional robbers and murderers that terrorized India for 600 years. They were eventually destroyed by the British