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TIL, 146 cryogenically frozen people are buried in the desert waiting for science to resurrect them

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X01G8 TIL the largest eruption in space happened in the galaxy NeVe 1 in the Ophiuchus Cluster. The eruption is 24 duodecillion (2.4 × 10³⁷) times that of Tsar Bomba, 4.7 decillion (4.7 × 10³³) times the largest supervolcano in Earth's history, and 5.7 million times the largest supernova we ever detected.
ddlE TIL of Ryōji Uehara, a Japanese Kamikaze pilot whose last letter written the night before his final mission is considered a masterpiece of Japanese literature.
kOBY7 TIL That the title of System of a Down’s “Chop Suey”, is word play derived from the original title of the song “Suicide”, and making it more radio friendly by litterally “chopping” the word “sui-cide”, thus the title “Chop Suey”.
Lk9Jp TIL that for a healthy (reduced chance of cancer) prostate later in life, men are to ejaculate around 20+ times per month
nmvb TIL next to humans, leafcutter ants form the largest and most complex animal society on earth. They are also agriculture experts, harvesting and feeding grass to a fungus in an amazing symbiotic relationship.