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TIL that we are closer in time to the T-Rex than the Stegosaurus is to the T-Rex.

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OyW1 TIL in the decades before World War II, basketball was dominated by Jewish players.
0emp TIL North Korea’s economy was larger than South Korea’s until the 1970s. Today its GDP is about 2.5% the size of South Korea’s.
4KRw TIL that illegal immigrants contribute roughly $15billion a year to Social Security, despite not being able to receive benefits for doing so due to falsified information or simply not being eligible.
gMa0X The fuel tanks of an A320 can hold around 27,000l of jet fuel. Enough to keep your car running for at least 10 years!
xQN1 TIL Noah Webster wanted “women” spelled like “wimmen” and “tongue” spelled like “tung”.