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TIL that on October 9, 2022, there was an explosion in space, called a gamma-ray burst, that was at least 549 QUINTILLION times brighter than our Sun! The explosion was so bright that it blinded telescopes, preventing a true measurement of its actual brightness!

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gMrnX TIL Mississippi did not ratify the 13th amendment till 2013, after the release of the movie Lincoln.
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