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TIL that California has a higher population than the entirety of Canada.

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MeXYa TIL when Coca-Cola created the modern image of Santa Claus in their advertisements, Santa was depicted without a wedding ring, causing fans to write to Coca-Cola asking whether he was still married to Mrs. Claus.
BOer TIL the word ‘daisy’ comes from the Old English for 'day’s eye’, as a daisy opens its petals during the day and closes them again at night.
4g5R TIL In the early nineties, actor Ving Rhames (aka Marcellus Wallace) met a homeless man who turned out to be his older brother who had been lost to his family since Vietnam
1apaV TIL that despite the NFL making more than $9 billion annually, projected to make more than $25 billion a year by 2027, pays its CEO more than $30 million a year, 68% of NFL stadium construction costs since 1923 coming from taxpayer money.
jrmQ TIL that there is a “zip bomb” that expands to 107000000 times its original size when unzipped and can be used to bypass antivirus software.