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TIL that if Jeff Bezos was an economy, he'd be the 56th wealthiest economy above Kuwait, and just below Hungary. Let that sink in.

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xVVGk Of all the bodies in our solar system, the sun is probably the one we want to give the widest berth. It gushes radiation, and even though its surface is the coolest part of the star, it burns at about 9,940°F, hot enough to incinerate just about any material. As such, there are no plans to send a manned mission in its direction anytime soon (Mars is much more interesting, anyway), but it can't hurt to figure out at what distance a person would want to turn back. You can get surprisingly close. The sun is about 93 million miles away from Earth, and if we think of that distance as a football field, a person starting at one end zone could get about 95 yards before burning up.
Oonr7 TIL that People who understand evolutionary theory are more likely to accept it, even if they are religious or politically conservative.
xbD0 TIL Bonnie & Clyde died 80 years ago today - They were shot up so much that the undertaker had difficulty embalming the bodies because of all the bullet holes.
jNkAj TIL a great white shark attacked 60-yr-old New Zealand surfer Nick Minogue. He yelled "fuck off!", tried to punch it in the eye, missed, then yelled "fuck off!" again & hit it in the eye. The shark then retreated, leaving the surfer with 2 tooth holes in his wetsuit, 1 of the 2 punctured his arm.
Q5re TIL that in Ancient Rome a slave would continuously whisper ‘Remember you are mortal’ in the ears of victorious generals as they were paraded through the streets after coming home, triumphant, from battle.