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TIL IKEA is an acronym which stands for Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd, which is the founder’s name, farm where he grew up, and hometown.

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78gwP TIL About Queen Califia - The Woman California is Named After
b05Z TIL that in California, after 4 years of decline, CO2 emissions increased by 35% in 2012 due to the closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant.
vZyj TIL that NASA asked Buzz Aldrin to refrain from quoting the Bible on the moon
MegxA TIL a coal stoker named Arthur John Priest survived the sinking of five ships, including the Titanic, earning the nickname "The Unsinkable Stoker"
b98oa TIL although the moon is the brightest object in Earth's sky, its albedo or reflectivity is actually quite low, about the same as worn asphalt.