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TIL, in 2011 Apple had more cash than the United States Treasury Department.

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GYA97 TIL that the Polish government wrote a White Book with proof of the mass extermination of jews in german occupied Poland and gave it to the United Nations on December 10th, 1942.
M7L8b TIL in order to reduce drag at transonic speeds, NASA and airliners have begun experimenting with very high aspect wings (like those found on gliders) using braces stabilize them and save weight.
rXg0 TIL the orange colour of the carrot was result of Dutch cultivation in the 17th Century, when patriotic growers turned a vegetable which was then purple into the colour of the national flag
8eAQ8 TIL Mars had a prime meridian (+0 hour timezone) 50 years before Earth
dZ99 TIL That Mr. Rogers named the puppet “King Friday XIII” so that children would not be superstitious of friday the 13th, but instead look forward to it. That’s why they celebrate King Friday’s birthday every friday the 13th.