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TIL that Japan launched the world's first wooden satellite, LignoSat, into space in 2024 to explore sustainable alternatives to metal satellites and reduce space debris.

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XAwE TIL at position 9,202,591 in pi, you will find Jenny’s telephone number 867-5309.
ne88Y TIL Oxford researches attributed 10,000 suicides to "the Great Recession" from 2008 to 2010 in North America and Europe
J4NB TIL According to his biography, Kim Jung-Il first picked up a golf club in 1994, at North Korea’s only golf course, and shot a 38-under par round that included no fewer than 11 holes in one. Satisfied with his performance, he reportedly immediately declared his retirement from the sport.
NXJX1 TIL about the MS Satoshi, a cruise ship which was bought by "cryptocurrency enthusiasts", who planned to turn it into a floating city. The plan failed because, among other things, the ship could not be insured, nor did they have enough money to keep the ship running.
69KOl TIL Alan Turing feared losing his savings if Germany invaded Britain, so he used the money to buy two 90 kg silver bars, buried them in the woods, and wrote down the location in code. Later on when he wanted to dig up the silver bars he was unable to break his own coded message and never found them.