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TIL “Spaghettification” is a legit Astronomy term that explains what happens when a person falls into a black hole.

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yV8Wv TIL the term "nightmare fuel" originated in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1993
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Oaw6 TIL the first assassination attempt on a U.S. president failed when two pistols misfired. The man was then beat with a cane by President Andrew Jackson before he was wrestled into submission by Davy Crockett.
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