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TIL all the stars in the Milky way can fit into the volume of our solar system

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b98VQ TIL about Ignaz Semmelweis, a Hungarian doctor who was committed to the asylum for recommending people to wash hands. He later died from the blows of his guards.
kXgg TIL In 2009, a new black spot about the size of the Pacific Ocean appeared in Jupiter’s southern hemisphere.
b98E Today I learned that the duchess of York was banned from the royal house for letting a man suck her toes
oRmQR TIL that Orson Welles was originally supposed to voice "Star Wars" villain Darth Vader, but the role was ultimately given to James Earl Jones as George Lucas feared that Welles’ voice would be too recognizable.
pQ7Q TIL that, in response to Brown vs. Board of Education, Prince Edward County, Virginia closed all public schools for 5 years rather than integrate them