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TIL that in 4 billion years, when the Andromeda galaxy and the milky way collide, the probability even just two stars colliding is negligible.

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ADVGx TIL that the world's highest mountain Mt. Everest is littered with frozen corpses because it's too dangerous and expensive to get them down. One such corpse named "Green Boots", has long been used as a landmark to help climbers travel up the mountain
KWQJ TIL that NASA observed that astronauts returning to Earth after spending 6 months in space experienced visual acuity changes. A condition they call “Globe Flattening,” believed to be due to a build-up of pressure that changes the shape of the eyeball which changes the optics.
1a7nX TIL that in 1969, Mr. Rogers appeared before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications to argue against the cutting of Federal Funds for PBS. He was successful in preventing the cuts.
WkYbd TIL that Frederic Pryor [Bridge of Spies] was never consulted by producers about his experiences in the 1962 prisoner exchange and went to see the movie with his family. Afterwards, when pressed by other moviegoers why he thought the movie was ‘good but inaccurate’ he responded “I’m Frederic Pryor”
nebW7 TIL the original working title for the 1987 Fox sitcom Married With Children was "Not the Cosbys"