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

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5VrbQ TIL about the Naki Sumo Crying Baby Festival, where babies compete to see who cries first. In Japanese tradition, a crying baby is a sign of good health and luck
N7Re6 TIL black stones in Go are manufactured to be slightly larger compared to the white ones, to compensate for the optical illusion of white objects looking bigger when placed adjacent to black objects.
9YgPr TIL - Of an incredibly detailed 40' x 40' scale model of San Francisco made in 1940 as part of a government make work program.
ZVvR TIL jellyfish make up up to 40% of the ocean’s biomass, and their combined swimming puts out a trillion watts of energy - as much as wind or tidal energy.
NXD88 TIL that Shaquille O'Neal has a net worth of $400 million. O’Neal developed 2 skyscrapers in Newark, New Jersey, was a minority owner of the NBA’s Sacramento Kings, & currently owns 150 car washes, 40 fitness clubs, a movie theater, & the Big Chicken restaurant chain.