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TIL Bananas release one positron every 75 minutes. The antimatter equivalent of electrons. This is due to decaying potassium-40.

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9YVDQ TIL Ikea is the largest charity in the world, and being a non-profit means they pay just 3.5% in tax instead of the 18% rate they should be paying.
5YbMR TIL US Air Force pilot Brian Udell once survived ejecting at supersonic speed, and was severely injured by the wind. His navigator did the same and died instantly.
xjD7 TIL : In 2012, Israel ranked as the 2nd most educated country in the world (Canada was 1st).
R7O5Q TIL Intimidator 305, a steel roller coaster located in Doswell, Virginia had to be reconsructed because riders reported symptoms of greying or blacking out immediately following the first drop due to overwhelming G-forces, a 300 ft (91m) drop with an 85 degree maximum descent angle.
E18eW TIL in ancient Rome, famous gladiators endorsed products just like modern athletes do. Some of these endorsements have survived in ancient frescoes. The makers of the film Gladiator downplayed this historical angle on the assumption that modern audiences would not believe it.