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TIL that 1 out of every 160 New Zealanders were involved in the production of the Lord of the Rings franchise.

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78Vax TIL that we store 3.7 billion internets worth of data in all of iur DNA strings put together
PyQV TIL a study by the London School of Economics found that the place human beings feel most miserable is work.
ZplVp TIL Partway through the hour-long trial of former Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena, their lawyers abandoned their defense and sided with the prosecutors. Afterwards, their execution by firing squad happened so quickly that the TV crew was unable to film the execution in full.
oEBK TIL 1 in 2000 women have a double uterus (uterus didelphys) and it is possible to get pregnant with both simultaneously and give birth to twins. A double uterus is normal for cats and dogs but not primates.
1a1MP TIL that candy and snacks are placed close to market cash registers to take advantage of shoppers' decision fatigue.