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TIL Greenland is portrayed about 14x larger than its actual size on most maps

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E1YAX TIL That No Number From 1 to 999 Contains the Letter A in Its Spelling (Word Form)
696l TIL that Dole used threats of lawsuits to suppress a documentary about its workers; the director made a movie about that experience. How large companies can inhibit your freedom of speech and the manipulation of journalists.
ep9G4 TIL Bernie Ecclestone (former head of F1) is among the oldest known fathers in the world. His first son was born when he was 89. Enrique Iglesias' grandfather has him beat though - his last child was born when he was 90.
9YJeM TIL the shark in Jaws was named Bruce, after Spielberg’s lawyer
9agQ TIL in 2016, it was discovered that Beyonce’s “Empower Women” clothing line was made by women sweat shop labourers working on less than £5 a day.