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TIL as of 2019 the recommended prefix for 10^27 is "ronna" and for 10^30 is "quecca".

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KY8NR TIL The earliest defibrillation was done on a chicken in 1775
oRO9r TIL that ingredients shown on packagings are written in order from the most to the least of it
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