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TIL California’s economy is the 9th largest economy in the world.

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dDD6E TIL thst whales used to walk on 4 legs and basically deevolved to go back to the ocean some 50 million years ago
AD7YB TIL there’s an herb named culantro, not to be confused with cilantro, that is related to parsley and cilantro/coriander. It is native to Mexico and Central & South America, but is used throughout the world for its culinary & medicinal properties, and is said to taste like a stronger cilantro.
OoMMa TIL a man named Andrew Taylor ate only potatoes for an entire year and lost 117lbs.
gr5Qy TIL the United States is the only country that has a top-level domain for its military (.mil), its higher education system (.edu) and its government agencies (.gov) - a result of the Internet originating as a U.S. government-sponsored research network.
9YJp6 TIL the average human body temperature has decreased over the last century and is likely due to improved health. Temperature of men born in the early to mid-1990s is on average 1.06 F lower than that of men born in the early 1800s.