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TIL: the Sun accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System

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AO4o TIL that whenever al-Qaeda organised games of volleyball, Mohammed Atef and Osama Bin Laden were forced to be on separate teams since they were both tall, and skilled players.
Wk0r8 TIL Harvard scientists managed to store a GIF animation of a galloping horse in the DNA of bacteria
kM5E TIL Jon Stewart dropped his last name (Leibowitz) due to his strained relationship with his father. He considered using his mother’s maiden name but thought it would’ve been too big a “f*ck you” to his Dad.
wLl8W TIL the creator of the Child’s Play franchise has pitched a crossover with Freddy Krueger titled Child’s Play on Elm St. The foundations have been laid in Bride of Chucky where Freddy’s bladed glove features in a scene.
aXdJ TIL that Christina Aguilera was criticised heavily for singing the wrong lyric when performing the national anthem at the World Series by the singer of Staind. 3 years later, he made the same mistake when he performed the anthem at the World Series.