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TIL more than half the population of Canada lives south of Seattle

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KGZQ TIL that the cookiecutter shark feeds on animals much larger than itself by taking out small round cuts of meat from their bodies.
9YlVD TIL the angel Gabriel was a messenger to Daniel in Jewish scripture, to Mary in Christian scripture, to Muhammad in Muslim scripture, and to Joseph Smith in Mormon scripture.
V7KB TIL Project MARAUDER, a coaxial plasma railgun powered by the SHIVA STAR capacitor bank, was designed by the USAF and capable of “[producing] doughnut shaped rings of plasma and balls of lightning that exploded with devastating effects when hitting its target.” It was classified in 1993.
woZp6 TIL Hewlett-Packard shipped USB keys to customers which contained malware that could allow an attacker to take over their system
l7jNr TIL Kenny Lofton and Tim Stoddard are the only two athletes to have played in both a Men's NCAA Final Four and an MLB World Series game. They are also both alumni of East Chicago Washington High School