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TIL that the Moon is slowing down the Earth's rotation
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TIL the NFL’s New York Jets shipped 350 rolls of toilet paper to London, England, for their clash with the Miami Dolphins. A Jets intern, who had been to London numerous times, had stated ‘the toilet paper was very thin because their plumbing isn’t as good’, so the Jets brought their own.
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TIL while individuals with a net worth of over $30 million constitute only about 0.003% of the global population, they hold over 1/8 of the global wealth.
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TIL that, due to gravitational time dilation, Earth’s core is about 2.5 years younger than its surface.
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TIL that ice skates have been in use for over 5000 years and were invented by the Finns to conserve energy while hunting in the Finnish Lakeland during harsh winter conditions.
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TIL that the “Festivus” holiday was actually invented in the 1960s, not by Seinfeld; Seinfeld only served to popularize it