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TIL there is not a single Walmart in NYC limits.

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e0vbb TIL that the magnetosphere of Jupiter, extends up to seven million kilometers in the Sun's direction and almost to the orbit of Saturn in the opposite direction. If it was visible from Earth, in the night sky, it would be roughly 4 to 5 times bigger than our moon
wQrP TIL Satellites before the advent of digital imaging used standard film reels, which were recovered by dropping them from space and catching them mid air in a passing aircraft.
Y7EmA TIL in Germany, drivers stuck in traffic on the Autobahn must leave an emergency lane in the middle of the road at all times. (Also Austria & Switzerland).
0bxR TIL The inventor of Microsoft Office paid ~$30 Million for a space trip to visit the ISS…twice
Ypd4G TIL In 1967, Paul McCartney forgot his passport when travelling to France to shoot a music video. He told the agents, ‘You know who I am so why do you need to see a photograph of me in a passport?’ And was let through.