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TIL in South Korea, earning an Olympic Medal means you avoid a mandatory two-year military service.

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D1L4V TIL the founders of Hewlett-Packard flipped a coin to decide which order their names would be put in the company name. Packard won the toss and put Hewlett’s name first.
9YQQp TIL the famous Nokia Tune originated from a solo guitar composition named Gran Vals by composer Francisco Tárrega in 1902.
Z8KYQ TIL that there are more trees on Earth (3 trillion), than stars in the Milky Way (100 billion).
KYdvE TIL that there is a group of Welsh people who have lived in Argentina since 1865
m8ME TIL a proton was detected traveling at 0.9999999999999999999999951c, with the kinetic energy of a thrown baseball. It was dubbed the ‘Oh-My-God Particle’