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TIL antarctica is actually a Desert

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a8E1L TIL that philanthropist and engineer Avery Fisher was motivated to start his own company after, identifying a way to save his employer $10,000 a year, was immediately denied a $5/week raise.
poLG TIL Coca-Cola still uses coca leaves in its syrup, and there is only one factory in the US with the unique DEA license required to remove the cocaine.
QJAR6 TIL that there's a Jupiter-like planet named HAT-P-7b where it rains rubies and sapphires. It is located 1,000 light-years from Earth.
VRY8 TIL that only Somalia, South Sudan, and the US have not signed the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
9d86 TIL there are 45 different types of gas produced in the USA significantly reducing efficiency and raising the price at the pump.