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TIL if we could see the Andromeda Galaxy in the sky with the naked eye it would appear several times larger than the moon.

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M7ObV TIL the largest seafood company in the US, Trident Seafoods, is headquartered in a refitted WW2 cargo ship.
lRZ5 TIL that India has a problem with millions shitting in public.
Rl6w TIL that there was a third founder of Apple, Ronald Wayne, who sold his shares of 10% for $800. Today they would be worth over $35 billion
6MGl TIL that, in the late 980’s, Vladimir the Great chose to Christianize Russia rather than Islamisize it partly due to Islam’s ban on alcohol, saying, “Drinking is the joy of the Rus’, we can’t go without it.”
eP0k TIL that dogs fur actually provides them with heat relief. Shaving them does not help them cool down.