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TIL galaxies can have "satellite galaxies" that orbit them like planets orbit stars. The Milky Way has about 50 satellite galaxies.

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MeOy0 TIL photographer Kevin Carter, famous for his photo of a vulture stalking a starving toddler, committed suicide a few months after receiving the Pulitzer Prize for his photo. He told an interviewer that after snapping the photo, he “sat under a tree for a long time, smoking cigarettes and crying”.
LkZQ9 TIL that in fall of 2018, Starbucks’ coffee was found to have connections to forced labor plantations where workers were subject to debt bondage and unsafe working conditions. This was 8 months after they were named one of the World’s Most Ethical companies for the 12th year in a row.
v1Q6K TIL a peregrine falcon was clocked at 242 mph in a dive. A trained falcon kept pace with a skydiver, and that was as fast as the skydiver could go.
J4Al TIL in 1985 Switzerland accidently bombed Liechtenstein during a drill. In 1992 they accidently ‘invaded’ their neighbor while setting up an observation post. In 2007 Swiss soldiers lost their way and crossed the border. A spokesman of Liechtenstein simply said “No problem, these things happen”.
LDxd TIL John O'Hurley, the actor who played J. Peterman on Seinfeld, financed the relaunch of the real J. Peterman Company. He is now co-owner of the real version of the fictional company he once owned.