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TIL in 2011 th German government found itself €55 billion richer after a discovery of an accounting error at Hypo Real Estate, the troubled bank it nationalised in 2009

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GERE TIL The Great Pyramid is made of 6.3 million tons of material which is more material than it took to build all the churches and cathedrals in England.The Pyramid base covers 13 acres and is flat and level to within 1cm
GGdJ TIL that US prison population grew 380% in 30 years despite a steep decrease in crime rate. At 1.5mil, it’s the world’s largest, and 30% of it is drug crimes.
vP0oL TIL: The highest number counted to out loud was 1 million. It took him 89 days with each day averaging just over 11,200 numbers per day
a8OwA TIL the term "skunkworks" does not mean what I thought it meant. It does NOT mean a project with no upper management support, but rather it's when a small team, seaparate team is formed to develop a particular thing. The team itself is usually well funded but outside organisational bureaucracy.
6EXpJ TIL there is a hijab like requirement for Christian women according to 1 Corinthians 11:6-10