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TIL All publicly traded stock in the US is technically owned directly by Cede and Company

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xVGR1 TIL that the sex of sea turtle hatchlings depends on the temperature of the sand in which they're laid. Cooler temperatures will produce an all-male clutch, and warmer temperatures will produce an all-female clutch, while fluctuating temperatures will produce a mix of males and females.
BgwLW TIL: That Princess Diana was buried holding a set of rosary beads that were gifted to her by Mother Teresa, who died just 6 days after Diana at the age of 87.
lor1N TIL that in the 1940s, Nazi Germany began printing millions of British pounds to destroy the British economy
P1Y1n TIL in 1950 the Boyscouts of America ran a 40th anniversary campaign called "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty" where they sent ~200 copper replicas of the Statue of Liberty around the US. Despite being over 8' tall and weighing 260lb, many have been lost and now only ~100 can be accounted for.
5YKRP TIL Alberta Canada is the largest inhabited land mass that has no rat population. Every territory surrounding it has rats, but high rat control efforts have kept them out.