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TIL Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined.

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pYnYO TIL eVscope users have the ability to participate in Citizen Science efforts led by the SETI Institute. The smart telescope technology (4.5 inch reflector) is sensitive enough to image the transit of exoplanets and the occultation of a star by a Trojan Asteroid
NXlYE TIL that in El Salvador a record-breaking pretzel was created, weighing 783.81 kilograms, making it the largest pretzel in the world
QJ6Mp TIL that the '=' sign was designed in 1557 by Robert Recorde, having gotten fed up with writing 'is equal to'. He decided that there was nothing more equal than two parallel lines, and designed the symbol from that logic
ZNpp TIL The White House had solar heating panels back in 1979
ANmPn TIL that loaded fries evolved from cheese fries and became popular as bar food in the U.S., often topped with bacon, sour cream, jalapeños, pulled pork, and other ingredients—transforming fries into complete meals.