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TIL there are 62 episodes of Breaking Bad. The 62nd element in the periodic table is Samarium, which is used to treat lung cancer

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eyW6 TIL Seinfeld has a net worth of roughly $820,000,000. More than Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise combined.
J16LB TIL after losing his Tour de France wins and sponsorship money due to the doping scandal, Lance Armstrong invested $100K in Uber when they were worth only $3.7 million. When Uber went public in 2009, Armstrong’s investment was worth $221 million.
LkdJv TIL the success of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution has been attributed in part to soccer hooligans, whose experience in street brawling and resisting police was useful in protecting the mass demonstrations in Tahrir Square from being cleared out by police.
P19Ww TIL in South Korea, military members (mandatory for all male citizens) found to be homosexual through a psychology test can either be institutionalized or dishonorably discharged
69LYm TIL about Sigfox, a global network operator founded in 2010 that built wireless networks to connect low-power devices over large areas and to reach underground objects. As of November 2020, the network covered a total of 5.8 million square kilometers in 72 countries