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TIL the weight of the entire internet is calculated to be around 50 grams

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JYgyQ TIL Mister Rogers saw his weight of 143 lbs as a gift. He said, "The number 143 means 'I love you.' It takes one letter to say 'I' and four letters to say 'love' and three letters to say 'you.' One hundred and forty-three. 'I love you.' Isn't that wonderful?"
RDJ9 TIL that April 8th is Draw A Bird Day. It is observed to honor a 10 year old girl who was killed in 1946
W7YkA TIL a news outlet in Cleveland, Ohio reenacted a real court case using puppets and a transcript because their cameras weren't allowed
Brk9x TIL that bebop legend Dizzy Gillespie ran for president in 1964. Though it started as a joke, he kept it up in part because proceeds from his campaign merchandise went to CORE, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
X07JP TIL that soft tissues, like biological cells, really can preserve in dinosaur bones. Maybe even some biomolecules like proteins!