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TIL It took 200,000 years for our human population to reach 1 billion—and only 200 years to reach 7 billion.

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epDeL TIL of a calculator, by The Columbia Journalism Review, which works out your own newsworthiness if you were to go missing. It ranks from 0 (no shit given) to 128 (non-stop news coverage).
x6La1 TIL that legendary Germs/Nirvana/Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear was an extra/dancer in Prince's music video for Raspberry Beret
7rDM7 TIL that the word “museum” is derived from the word “musaeum” which translates to Institution Of The Muses, the Muses being the nine goddesses of the arts.
Z8GGp TIL You must carry a gas mask at all times if you want to live in Miyakejima, Japan
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