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TIL scientists searching for an explanation for an unusually cool area of sky instead discovered a 'supervoid'; an empty spherical blob 1.8 billion light years across that is the largest object in the known universe. An estimated 10,000 galaxies were “missing” from the part of the sky it sits in.

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WAWd TIL that Miami Police Department uses fixed microphones throughout the city and a special software to automatically pick up any gun shots and triangulate their origin to a couple of meters accuracy. Allowing them to immediately dispatch Officers there.
yQMYv TIL When Dolly Parton wanted to buy an old themepark and name it after herself her lawyers and accountants were dead set against it. She fired them all, bought the park, renovated it and its now a bustling, successful, profitable theme park. Parton's net worth is currently about $600 Million.
vNe4 Til it costs around $.50 a year to charge your cell phone.
16AO4 TIL the battle of D-Day that helped end WWII started with the wounded left to drown in the rising tide. If the men got to the beach at all, they were soaked, half-drowned, and seriously weakened from seasickness. They were often without an officer, a functioning radio, or even a working weapon.
d8NAd TIL That a milk based Beer called Bilk was sold in Japan. However, it is no longer brewed.