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TIL it’s more likely you will survive a plane crash or win the lottery than click a banner ad.

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x65A7 TIL that in the 63 years since Niger gained independence from France, it has only had one peaceful transfer of power (2021).
9YrvQ TIL of The Golden State Killer, a serial killer who committed more than 120 alleged burglaries, 50 assaults, and 13 murders in California. His operated from 1974-1986. There was a 5-year gap between his last 2 murders. He would phone and taunt his victims. A suspect was arrested in 2018.
awnpZ TIL: An Easter Island Proverb: “We are born. We eat sweet potatoes. Then we die.”
77AO TIL A Mars mission would expose astronauts to radiation levels equivalent to receiving a whole-body CT scan every five or six days and increase their risk of cancer by 5.5%; NASA scientists consider this the “elephant in the room” with regard to any deep space missions
M6dW TIL the words “For Our Princess” are engraved inside every Microsoft Zune HD as a tribute to a team member who passed away during its development.