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TIL ex-PM of Malaysia claimed he was scammed of about USD10 million but by gaining it in his account.

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9YnGm TIL of the Yottabyte, the largest known multiple of byte, 1 YB = 10008bytes = 1024bytes = 1000000000000000000000000bytes = 1000 zettabytes = 1 trillion terabytes. Since the radius of Holmium is 233 pm, an atomic memory device could store one yottabyte in an area roughly the size of a nickel.
nWLbo TIL orcas can hunt great white sharks
rRjl1 TIL that c*nt is not ruled as offensive under Australian law due to its prevalence in normal conversation there
x6Ml7 TIL that the champion racehorse Secretariat (1970 – 1989), in addition to being an influential sire in the Thoroughbred breed, sired two part-bred sons, First Secretary and Statesman, to test his fertility. These colts went on to become prominent sires in the Appaloosa and American Warmblood breeds.
78mBP TIL that any baptized male is eligible to be Pope. In 236 AD, a spectator had a dove land on his head and he was immediately declared Pope (Pope Fabian)