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TIL Bad boy George Bernard Shaw titled one of his plays Closed for Remodeling causing theater owners to shake their heads at the sparse crowds.

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XEvGQ TIL that in 2019, scientists observed the radioactive decay of xenon-124. Described as an "ultra-rare event", Xenon's half-life is one of the slowest observed, with a decay time more than a trillion times longer than the history of the universe.
m1dwM TIL there was a 12-megaton explosion that happened over the Tunguska River in Russia on June 30th 1908. It was caused by a meteor air burst between 3 to 6 miles above Earth at about 60,000 mph. It flattened an estimated 80 million trees over 830 sq miles of forest.
rNnw0 TIL that the bird we call “turkey” in English is named "Hindi" in Turkey and "Peru" in portuguese.
AD4Dg TIL far and away the most expensive roller coaster ever built is Hagrid’s Magic Creatures Motorbike Adventure at Universal’s Orlando Resort, costing $300 million. Meanwhile, the second most expensive roller coaster is Expedition Everest at Disney World, costing three times less at only $100 million.
OGQyg TIL Our solar system has 290 moons. This number increases to 752 if you include asteroids and trans-neptunian objects