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TIL With 25 billion hours (2.85 million years) of total game playtime, people have played call of duty for longer than the course of human existence.

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KOvZ6 TIL that the Republic of San Marino has the lowest incarceration rate in the world
O14X TIL that the number of people that die from the burning of fossil fuels and coal each YEAR is greater than the number of people that have EVER died as a result of nuclear power.
oRWgR TIL Dust in homes is composed of about 20–50% dead skin cells
gDYW TIL: The phrase “Proprietary Eponym” is used to describe when a brand name becomes the commonly used term. Some examples: Coke=Soda | Kleenex=Tissue | Xerox=Copy | Rollerblades=In-Line Skates | Frisbee=Flying Disc.
yRJa TIL Toy Story 2 was accidently deleted. But was saved by an employee who had been working from home so she could look after her newborn daughter and had a copy of the film on her home computer