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TIL The total combined mass of all termites in the world is more than the total combined mass of the human population.

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pDBA TIL Ghasts in Minecraft are voiced by a cat
VnyD TIL that the -pter in “helicopter” and “pterodactyl” are from the same Greek word “pteron” meaning ‘wing’
W7YlB TIL after Crassus defeated Spartacus, the 6K prisoners they took were put on a cross every 100ft on their journey back
awab0 TIL about the solar storm of 2012, where a wave of charged plasma particles ejected from the sun narrowly missed Earth. Had it hit, the geomagnetic disturbance would have caused global damage to electronic systems with costs estimated in the trillions
pY89A TIL in 2009 researchers discovered a bottled message in Auschwitz. The message contained the name & number of seven inmates between 18-20 years old, and the hometowns they were taken from. At the discovery two of the inmates were alive, three had passed away, the fate of the last two is unknown