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TIL Phill Lewis, Mr. Moseby in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, was sentenced to 5 years in prison in 1991 after killing a woman in a car crash.

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ZpelR TIL Gold is actually older than Earth itself! Gold we find on our planet is remnants of supernovas that occurred around 5 billion years ago, long before Earth was formed about 4.5 billion years ago. So, the gold in our jewelries are actually older than the planet we live on.
N70J6 TIL that although it is only the third highest mountaintop in the world, no mountaineer has ever reached the summit of Kangchenjunga. This is because every ascent has deliberately stopped short of the peak, to honor a promise given to the local inhabitants that the top of the mountain remain intact.
p8Xr8 TIL about the arrow of time paradox. Events at the microscopic level are time-symmetric, meaning that if time were symmetrical, a video of those events would seem realistic whether played forwards or backwards. But this isn't the case at the macroscopic level. There is no good explanation for this.
Z8YyG TIL that in the 1650s the Holy Roman Emperor allowed the Lutherans to build three churches. Petulantly, he stipulated that the churches be constructed in one year using only wood, straw and loam. In response, the Lutherans constructed the ornate Churches of Peace, now UNESCO world heritage sites.
yedV TIL Porn is illegal in Ukraine, unless it is for medical use.