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TIL that if a new element were to be discovered, we would have to create a new row on the periodic table

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MWr7 TIL the star Mira has a surface that pulsates in such a way as to increase and decrease its brightness over periods ranging from about 80 to more than 1,000 days. This means sometimes the star is incredibly dim, while other times it is one of the brightest stars in its constellation.
rKdW TIL scientists have discovered a way to turn female bone marrow into sperm, allowing women to reproduce without the need of male companionship
ADabw TIL that the first print of Led Zeppelin II had such a high dynamic range that on cheap equipment the needle literally jumped out of the groove, and that after the daughter of the studio exec complained about the issue, the studio went on to "fix" it with inferior album printing
4Xv1N TIL at least 43 buildings in NYC actually have their own zip code. Due to size, or amount of people who work there, or money they generate.
5V97D TIL embalming was popularized in the United States by the need to transport the bodies of Civil War soldiers home for burial and especially by the display and transport of Abraham Lincoln's body after his assassination.