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TIL On the LEGO model of the Back to the Future time machine, the destination date is set to Jan. 28, 1958, the patent date for the 1st LEGO brick.

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R8ZQ TIL if Earth were the size of a Whopper (malt ball), the largest known star would have a diameter of about 35 miles in relative size
GAoOg TIL AIPAC tried to hide evidence that it played a major part in pushing for the Invasion of Iraq in 2003
R7pXl TIL China banned Back to the Future because it contained time travel.
6Eyd8 TIL that Mars has the tallest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons is roughly 22km tall and has a diameter of 600km
8e6RK TIL that in 2014, Red Bull reached a $13 million settlement to resolve two class action lawsuits for falsely claiming that ingredients in the drink were performance enhancing without scientific studies to prove it.