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TIL Sweden has the largest scale model of the solar system in the world. It is in the scale of 1:20 million and streches 950 km across the country.

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xVKO7 TIL a tree was planted in memory of Beatle George Harrison in Los Angeles’s Griffith Park — and died after a beetle infestation.
XVYX TIL the only IMDb film rated out of 11 stars is ‘This Is Spinal Tap’
QNPVk TIL Bangladesh has the record for deadliest tropical storm in recorded history with 300,000 - 500,000 fatalities.
ex6n TIL in Italy, old people “adopt” students, who can’t afford rent, to their homes in exchange for company and a little help around the house (website in italian)
orDR TIL This year, a gas cloud is going to come too close to a Black Hole in the center of our galaxy and we’ll see it get ripped apart.