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TIL that Samsung doesn't just make electronics like Smartphones and TVs, but also tanks, container ships, and even Dubai's Burj Khalifa. Yeah, the tallest building in the world was built by a Samsung company 15 years ago, though not the same Samsung company that makes the Galaxy S25 Ultra.

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1aRwD TIL The orange carrot was first cultivated in the Netherlands in the 16th century. Prior to this, all carrots known to the world were white, yellow and purple varieties.
xLOg TIL there’s a school in Sweden with compulsary Minecraft lessons
l7vLV TIL that whilst accounting for only 4.2% of the earth's population, The United States controls 31.5% of the planet's wealth.
xVeoB TIL the Empire State building in New York stands on the site of the original Astoria hotel, which was built and owned by John Jacob Astor IV. Astor was of the richest men alive in his time, and left behind an estate of $87 million upon his death in 1912. Also, he died on the Titanic.
wLoeJ "What if we could just cool the planet off by making it more reflective—more like a disco ball than a baseball? Actually, we could. It’s called solar geoengineering. Scientists could release materials into the stratosphere that reflect sunlight back into space, kind of like slapping giant sunglasses on Earth."