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TIL earth used to have rings like Saturn, which eventually formed to create the moon

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e0pmL TIL of the Blue Ocean strategy, wherein companies cease attempting to compete with other companies. The name refers to an ocean that is clear (no competition) as compared to a red ocean: stained with the blood of other companies. The Nintendo Wii is an example of a successful Blue Ocean strategy.
Z8ddv TIL Bank of America was originally called Bank of Italy
enP6 TIL a theater manager in South Korea felt that “The Sound of Music” was too long, so he shortened it by cutting out all the songs.
rNGp1 TIL: Operation Plumbbob team - a manhole cover above a nuke underground shot into space, becoming one of the fastest manmade objects in the world at 149,129 mph!
X45j TIL there is a species of wasp that subdues a cockroach with two precise stings, takes it to its burrow by pulling on its antennae like a leash, blocks the entrance with pebbles, and then lays an egg inside the cockroaches’ body so that the baby wasp can feed on the zombie cockroach for days.