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TIL that Saturn's rings will eventually fall into Saturn and disappear completely.

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ANxga TIL as Collector of the New York Customs House, Chester A Arthur earned more than the president by receiving a percentage of fines through the old moiety system.
8eQPZ TIL that Ringo Starr and Peter Sellers starred in a movie together
koPd TIL the Canadian Foreskin Awareness Program is known as CAN-FAP
8rZV TIL that NASA wanted to send Big Bird into space on the Challenger in 1986 to get children interested in space. The Big Bird suit was too big, however, so they sent teacher Christa McAuliffe instead. The Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff.
neEXP TIL the Lexus LC500's Structural Blue color is not actual paint, but a series of coating that only lets the color Blue reflect back. Inspired by the Morpho Butterfly.