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pg8Z TIL that Trader Joe’s, a tiki-nautical themed chain of grocery stores, is owned by Aldi.
PYmpV 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.
Mna TIL that the planet PSRJ1719-1438B used to be a star, and is now made up entirely of diamond.
nDQo 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
0dQdA 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.