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TIL a photon emitted from the sun’s core takes 100,000-200,000 years to reach its surface

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6E0XZ TIL that for the past two years it is no longer criminal in Canada to challenge somebody to a duel, accept a challenge to a duel or provoke somebody to challenge another person to a duel.
awRQM TIL that anyone on earth can request and reserve time using the Hubble Space Telescope.
X0PQQ TIL that since 2020, a group of fifteen orcas have been ramming and biting boats in the Strait of Gibraltar, with four boats having been sunk and over 250 damaged.
9YXK7 TIL the ice on a hockey rink is painted white to make it easier to see the puck
69L8X TIL that in 1949, a NJ gas station owner started the first cheap self-serve station in the state; rival stations tried to intimidate him into closing, but when even a drive-by shooting didn't work, they got the legislature to pass a law banning self-service that is still on the books today