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TIL that there is an island in New York called “Just Enough Room,” where there’s just enough room for a tree and a house.

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l7pnK TIL that New Zealand was the first country in the world, by some years, to introduce a national standard time. “NZMT” (New Zealand Mean Time) was introduced in 1868.
ADlkB TIL that Shazam is an acronym that identifies six historical/mythological figures: Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury.
MeX7V TIL of a squirrel monkey named Miss Baker, who was one of the first animals to be launched into space by the United States and recovered alive. She lived to the age of 27, becoming the longest living squirrel monkey, and her tombstone often has a banana or two on top of it.
d9MK TIL that during a US nuclear test, a 2000 lb steel plate was blasted off the top of a test shaft at a speed of 41 miles/second. That is six times escape velocity.
kOlR7 TIL at UC Berkeley, when your PhD dissertation is submitted and approved you get a lollipop.