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TIL despite maxing out at 2 grams apiece, krill are the most abundant life on earth (by weight)

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xVjog TIL that when they tried to book a phone call from the President to inform Sgt Dakota Meyer that he had been approved for the Medal of Honor, White House staff were told he was working a construction job and to call back during his lunch hour.
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