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TIL that the exoplanet Kepler-70b has an average temperature hotter than the Sun's surface as a result of falling into its host star and subsequently surviving

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pMVG TIL that Coca-Cola bottled in Cleveland, OH never switched to high-fructose corn syrup, they have always used natural sugar.
wORJ TIL that when Sebastian Shaw, the face of Darth Vader, showed up on the set of Return of the Jedi, Ian McDiarmid (aka Emperor Palpatine), who was an old friend, asked him what he was doing there. His response: “I don’t know, dear boy, I think it’s something to do with science-fiction.”
VBp14 TIL those who pay off their credit card balance each month are known as “deadbeats” in the financial world
Rnn1 TIL Russia has a Tomb of the Unknown Dog as a memorial for canine research subjects.
RJRw TIL The military once used “dazzle” camouflage. The purpose was not to hide the ships from sight, but to use certain patterns to disorient enemy gunners.