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TIL Seattle receives more sunlight than Tokyo, Milan, or Paris

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ylZp TIL that after Abraham Lincoln was called out for refusing to indicate whether or not he wanted to go Heaven or Hell he said “"I did not come here with the idea of being singled out, but since you ask, I will reply with equal candor. I intend to go to Congress.”
W7EnN TIL Hard drives will be physically faster if you format files to the outer edge of disk
PanJ TIL that being tickled evolutionarily teaches us how to defend the most venerable areas of our bodies (e.g. armpits, neck…) from a young age, and we laugh when tickled to encourage others to tickle us; therefore promoting the learning of this defense.
ANdG7 TIL Nearly half the world’s mined diamonds (by carats) are mined outside of Africa.
e0Jd6 TIL Superman is going into the public domain in 2033. Along with other story elements such as Lois Lane and Metropolis. But you would have to wait until 2044 to have him use heat vison.