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TIL that oxygen (together with iron) account for most of the mass of planet earth

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nVMr TIL that due to inbreeding amongst the Ptolemies, Cleopatra had only two pairs of great-grandparents. One of those pairs was the son and daughter of the other.
KopQ TIL in 1969, GM experimented with steam power and even built a steam powered Chevelle
gxZ7 TIL that Justin Bieber is the fifth most hated man in a US poll that includes murderers.
8a7pV TIL about the Indian skin trade in which “poor women are being trafficked and duped into selling their skin to be used for penis and breast enlargements in the global cosmetic surgery market” (Reuters)
5dEr TIL a child named “Genie” was once locked alone in a room from the age of 20 months to 13 years, unexposed to speech