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TIL that stretch marks don't tan.

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7Rnx TIL that before trees were common, the earth was covered in giant mushrooms
enXk TIL that in case of emergency, NASA evacuates the launchpad towers…via zip lines.
6DlZ TIL that after German courts found insufficient evidence against his daughter’s killer, a dad hired 2 guys to kidnap the man and transport him to France. The man was found “tied up and dumped near a French courthouse.” Hegot 15 years in prison. Dad got a 1-year suspended sentence for kidnapping.
jNeoR TIL that rubies and sapphires are scientifically the same mineral. Rubies are the red variety and sapphires encompasses any other color, with blue being the most popular and common.
rMBx TIL A “billion” in England was defined as a million million (1,000,000,000,000) up until 1974.