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TIL that Tokyo has roughly the same population as Canada

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MeLpK TIL that Phobos, one of the martian moons, is slowly spiraling inward to eventual destruction and Mars will eventually have a ring
ZpPWp TIL that Scientists observed a wild orangutan (‘Rakus’) locate a plant used in SE Asia for pain & inflammation, pluck & chew up its leaves, apply plant juices to an injury on its right cheek, and then use the chewed plant as a bandage. Photos showed his wound closed within a month without problems:
ZpElY TIL Prosecutors at the trial of Andreas Hofer, leader of the Tyrolean Rebellion against Napoleon's forces in 1809, were struggling with deciding on how to sentence him until they received a note from Napoleon's viceroy: it said "give him a fair trial, then shoot him"
YpDQ7 TIL that the original inventor of the fidget spinner did not renew its patent in 2005, as she couldn’t afford the $400 renewal fee. She is now struggling to make ends meet.
woNr6 TIL that during the 1974 Academy Awards, a streaker ran nude across the stage. Actor David Niven quipped, “Isn’t it fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?”