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TIL that "Van Der Beek" translates to "From the creek" in Dutch. James Van Der Beek starred in "Dawson's Creek" in the late 90s and early oughts.

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NXg8b TIL: After traveling more than 1 billion miles, a Japanese spacecraft brought 1,500 grains from an asteroid back to Earth in 2010. It was the first time samples from an asteroid had been brought back to Earth.
jN4WR TIL that birds have their own regional accents!
WkWWL TIL Broadway actually continues North of Manhattan, and is a total of 33 miles long.
1aVpd TIL in 2012 an extreme solar storm missed Earth by 9 days that could have caused nearly $2.5 trillion dollars in damage and loss of power for years on end. There is a 12% chance of a solar storm with the same magnitude to hit us in the next decade.
GAL67 TIL During the battle of 5 de mayo most of the people of Puebla supported The French for the Restoration of the Mexican Empire