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TIL: The millions of dead skin cells your body gives off every day turn into the dust that resides on the floors of your house.

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9YdAr TIL that Canada share's a border with France. Some islands off the coast of Newfoundland are still owned by France and use the Euro as their official currency.
nWeXG TIL watches on display are generally set to 10:10 so that all hands can be seen clearly and can be viewed in their entirety. This also allows any subdials to be seen which are generally placed at the 3, 6, or 9 positions.
oR4EL TIL that Kongō Gumi is the world's oldest company that is still in existence. The company was founded in 578 CE (1,445 years ago) and mainly works on repairing/restoring shrines, temples, castles and cultural buildings throughout Japan.
p8D9O TIL the American Public Power Association has a ‘Squirrel Index’ data tracker to track squirrel attacks on electrical power systems. They found that the two peak periods of highest squirrel activity are May-June and October-November.
VMWkm TIL that there are more chickens on planet earth than humans