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TIL Samsung accounted for 22.4% of South Korea's GDP in 2022.

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OZ6e TIL in 1833 a meteor shower occurred that was so intense that “the frequency of meteors was estimated to be about half that of flakes of snow in an average snowstorm.”
7v6M TIL Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, and Steve Wozniak have all signed an open letter for a ban on Artificially Intelligent weapons.
vPDOB TIL the song "Losing my Religion" isn't about faith and instead uses a Southern expression for losing your temper
VWD0 TIL there is a DC Character who got his powers from Cocaine. His equipment was Cocaine and his religion was Cocaine worship. His only weakness? You guessed it: Cocaine Addiction.
1a8Jd TIL wood frogs are the only frogs that live north of the Arctic circle. Their deep-freeze period can extend up to 8 months a year, making them among the longest hibernators of any vertebrate. Wood frogs are able to survive long harsh winters owing to a buildup of glucose and urea in their systems.