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TIL that the staff of the 9/11 memorial place white roses on the names of any victims who would have been celebrating a birthday

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9YlmM TIL it's estimated that 16% of the world's gold and 22% of the world's silver is contained in Japan's electronics alone- so much that Japan is asking its citizens to donate old electronics to make the Olympic medals.
VBBy4 TIL Canadian lottery winners must correctly answer a math question without using a calculator before they can claim their winnings
VBJGB TIL about Capesize ships, the largest dry cargo ships with a deadweight tonnage of over 170,000 tons. They are called "capesize" because, until 2009, they were too large to transit the Suez Canal and had to pass Cape Horn to traverse between oceans.
oB6Po TIL a study in 2014 found men are generally more spiteful than women and young adults more spiteful than older ones, and that spitefulness generally cohabits with traits like callousness, Machiavellianism and poor self-esteem.
NOAM TIL the Dalai Lama said, “If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”