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TIL That our sun accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass in our solar system.

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gM4Zy TIL the deep-voiced man that sang the original "You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch" also voiced Tony the Tiger.
xVQV0 TIL Texas' state government has a directly elected Railroad Commission. Despite the name, it ceased to regulate railroads in 2005 and now regulates on the oil and gas industry.
gM0BD TIL One of the most successful KGB agents of the Cold War had the codename, Fedora. He infiltrated the UN and sabotaged the US by providing false information ie. a Fedora tip.
OxNe TIL A&W made a 1/3 pound Burger to compete with McDonalds’ ¼ pound Burger. The burger was thicker, cheaper, and preferred in taste tests but was failure because Americans can’t math, thinking the “4” in “¼,” is larger than the “3” in “⅓”.
5gBk TIL that fire extinguishers used to be color coded based on what was inside; today, each one has pictures on it that show what kinds of fires it can fight.