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TIL that in the most widely circulated botany book of the 17th century Barnacle Geese were considered to be a vegetable

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Lg89 TIL there is a non-profit dedicated to lobbying politicians to double NASA’s budget to 1¢ per tax dollar.
rply TIL Konami had a sense of humor dealing with Nintendo piracy. If Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III senses it isn’t an authentic copy the game silently reduces the damage the player deals out, doubles the damage they take, and makes Shredder immortal.
LaRr TIL that China, Bangladesh and Grenada are the only countries where the female suicide rate is higher than the male rate
RYP4 TIL a googolplex, a number which represents 10 to the power of 10 to the power of 100, is so big that there wouldn’t be enough space in the known universe to write it out even each digit was the size of a proton.
yAbl TIL that all Sikh places of worship serve free meals for all visitors, regardless of religious, regional, cultural, racial, caste, or class affiliations.