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TIL there are more than 200 million insects for each human on the planet. In other words, the world holds 300 pounds of insects for every pound of humans.

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N4JN TIL that today in Canada, the penny will be removed from circulation. The cost to produce a new penny is about 1.6 cents. The savings to taxpayers by eliminating the production of the coin are estimated to be about $11 million per year. [FIXED]
R7Mv9 TIL there is a phenomenon in the UK called TV Pickup, during which an electrical surge/strain occurs as millions of people watching the same television programs all use their bathrooms or open their refrigerators at the same time during commercial breaks.
7gbZ TIL that there is no economic gain to be made from deforesting the Amazon to grow crops, as more deforestation leads to less rainfall which leads to lower crop yield.
5V0Kp TIL Sobhuza II was king of Swaziland from 1899 to 1982 which is the longest reign of monarch in history
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