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TIL that Jeff Bezos earns over 2400 USD per second meaning it would barely worth his while to stop and pick up a hundred dollar note.

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d88Xj TiL there are the same number of inches in a furlong, as there are furlongs in the diameter of the Earth
ZRrG TIL that in 1967 Vladimir Komarov became the first to die during a space mission. Reportedly he knew the mission would fail but went up anyway to save anyone else from dying. A final recording exists where he curses his commanders for ignoring his warnings as he burns up in re-entry
nkNb TIL the reason you wake up early when hungover is due to the loss of a neurotransmitter called GABA, which is responsible for ensuring you stay asleep
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