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TIL Mercury is thought to be the almost-exposed core of a planet that was 4.5x bigger before a collision with another proto-planet that blew away most of its crust and mantle

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y0Vp TIL Orlando, a ginger cat, competed and won against stock-picking professionals at the stock market. The cat picked at random, while the professionals used traditional stock-picking methods. At the end of the year, the cat had £542.60 profit, compared to the professionals’ £176.60 profit.
oRrEA TIL the Godfather 2 is the first sequel to win Best Picture at the Oscars
v1DXD TIL there’s an extremely rare 4-under par score in golf called a “Condor” that is so rare there have only been 4 confirmed instances of them in history
j6oPp TIL in the pre-smartphone era some mobile phones featured a small "self-portrait" mirror next to the camera to help the user line up selfies.
oYwY TIL In Cambridge, Canada you can pay your parking tickets by giving toys of equal value to charity