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TIL that Trader Joe’s, a tiki-nautical themed chain of grocery stores, is owned by Aldi.
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TIL of The World Islands located 2.5 miles off the coast of Dubai in the Persian Gulf. The 300 artificial islands range from 150,000 to 450,000 sq. ft. in area & consist of 321 million cubic metres of sand & 386 million tons of rock.
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TIL that the planet PSRJ1719-1438B used to be a star, and is now made up entirely of diamond.
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TIL breast cancer receives the most funding per new case, $2,596, while prostate cancer, the most common cancer, receives the least funding per new case at just $1,318
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TIL about the Empire of Atlantium—a micronation founded in 1981 when teenager George Cruickshank and friends painted a 10 sq-meter patch in his Sydney backyard, declaring independence. Now it has a 0.75 sq-km territory, 3,000 "citizens" from 100 countries, and you can stay at its capital via Airbnb.