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TIL Google became more valuable than Russia’s entire stock market back in December 2014

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VmE4 TIL in 1973 the AAMR changed the threshold for mental retardation from IQ via http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2qlbm0/til_in_1973_the_aamr_changed_the_threshold_for/
XwZQ TIL that the Soviet Union attempted to domesticate moose for use in a cavalry.
Z8xoB A number so epic it will collapse your brain into a black hole! Yet Tony Padilla and Matt Parker take the risk of discussing its magnitude.
5Mw8 TIL that Chinese people born in the year of the dragon are actually less successful on average because parents try to have children during these years and it causes increased competition for limited university spots
N7wxQ TIL that the longest tunnel in the world is the aqueduct that takes water from upstate New York to Manhattan. It is 13.5 feet wide and 85 miles long.