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TIL each day there are over 100,000 planes flying around the world

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rR7Oy TIL that about 1 percent of the static on fm radio's and old crt analog TV's is caused by radio waves generated during the big bang. You can literally listen to or watch the birth of the universe.
4B85 TIL that Geobbels announced The prettiest aryan baby contest in a German newspaper. The winner was a Jewish girl.
J1m9Q TIL In Sri Lanka, divorce in any age group is statistically very rare. The primary reason for this is the challenge of establishing divorce grounds in court.
P1e1g TIL: birds exhibit very jerky movements mainly for depth perception — quickly switching which eye is looking at something enables comparison between viewpoints, much like humans constantly compare views from their two eyes which the brain uses to create a 3D picture.
06ER TIL Black people make up only 32% of Compton, down from 90% in the 1970’s.