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TIL that there are hypothesised planets better suited for life than Earth, or Superhabitable Planets.

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DKNV TIL in 1849 New York, a man would walk up to strangers and begin a conversation. Gaining their trust, he would ask “Have you the confidence to trust me with your watch until tomorrow?” He would never return. When finally caught, he was labeled a “confidence man”, later shortened to simply “con man”.
7d1O TIL there are now more than 4,000 breweries in the U.S., up from 284 in 1990, with two new breweries opening everyday.
kOMD7 TIL of serial killer Joe Metheny, who minced his victims into hamburgers and sold them at his own BBQ stand.
a8Ym0 TIL North Korea is 49.48% the size of the United Kingdom. United kingdom being 243,610 km² and North Korea 120,540 km²
e0PV4 TIL about an Indian maharaja who legally adopted 1000 Ukrainian children orphaned by WW2. He took them to India, kept them safe and brought in Ukrainian teachers to educate them, all using his own money.