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TIL Connect Four is a solved game. The first player can always win by playing the right moves.

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m1p5M TIL a gas cloud in space has been discovered with alcohol, enough to produce 400 trillion pints of beer.
a8oVo TIL of the Fata Morgana illusion, a mirage or optical illusion that can make ships or cities appear to float in the sky. The phenomenon is most common in polar regions or over large bodies of water and is caused by the bending of light rays in the atmosphere.
vVN7 TIL there is a site where you can combine LEGO sets to find out what else you can build
6979W TIL there is a quarter scale replica of the Statue of Liberty in Paris. It's located on an island in the river Seine and given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.
WPro TIL most people have heard of the International Space Station (ISS) but few people have ever heard of Aquarius, a permanent underwater lab off the cost of Florida.