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TIL there is more habitant in the Greater Tokyo Area than in the entire Canada

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yVZYw TIL that ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti was the first person to ever wear a Star Trek uniform while in outer space. In 2015, she tweeted a pic of herself on the ISS wearing Captain Janeway’s uniform from Star Trek Voyager.
M7ZRB TIL in 2012 every household in the Spanish town, Sodeto (250 people in 70 households), except one collectively entered the lottery El Gordo & ended up winning $130K each. The only person not included was Costis Mitsotakis cause the local association who sold tickets door-to-door forgot to go to his.
awBXo TIL Walgreen’s massive expansion from 20 to 500 locations in the 1920’s was due to its sale of “medicinal whiskey” during prohibition.
0wQAR TIL In 2004, a black bear was found passed out in a Washington State campground after drinking 36 beer cans; when rangers tried to scare it away, it climbed up a tree to take a nap. It was caught the next day after returning for more beer.
LQpwQ TIL many analyst believe Disney will be purchased by Apple in the next 3 years.