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TIL that over 56% of the world’s coastline is in Canada

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Y7ZjZ TIL that The nucleus is very small compared to the size of the atom. As an analogy, if the atom where the size of a baseball stadium, then the nucleus would be smaller than a baseball, perhaps closer to the size of a ping pong ball. Most of atom is, in fact, empty space.
08ML TIL of a rare chronic sleep disorder called Fatal Familial Insomnia, which renders the victim unable to sleep. One man diagnosed with the illness, Michael Corke, died a month after his 42nd birthday, by which time he had been completely sleep-deprived for six months. It has no known cure.
WrkB TIL During the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s, education about the disease was limited for political reasons. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop ended up infuriating members of both parties after he ordered that every home in America be mailed a letter explaining what AIDS was and how to protect from it.
br64 TIL Homosexuality was legalized in South Australia after police drowned a gay man. A second victim was rescued by a passing serial killer, but refused to name the Police in court out of fear. The change of law led to mass panic and people fled the coast fearing God’s wrath would bring a tsunami.
epBEn TIL That all FAA employees and their family are not allowed to directly buy stock in an airline. They are however allowed to purchase them indirectly through a management index fund