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TIL If uncoiled, the DNA in all the cells in your body would stretch 10 billion miles—from here to Pluto and back.

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gaAW TIL A world famous violinist played in a D.C. subway on a $3.5 million violin, just days after performing in Boston’s Symphony Hall. He played pieces only a handful of people in the world can play. After 43 minutes of playing he made $32.17 and some even threw pennies.
WmV4 TIL The Canadian Air Force had to raid a museum in order to get spare parts for their planes
OWrY TIL that the longest prison sentence ever received was 141,078 years, handed out to Thai national Chamoy Thipyaso for her part in a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 16,000 investors.
4PnX TIL that the Credit Card industry refers to people who pay their credit card bills off every month as “deadbeats”
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