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TIL that in an unbelievable coincidence, the moon is exactly four hundred times smaller than the Sun but four hundred times closer to the Earth, so that both the Sun and the Moon appear to be precisely the same size in the sky - which gives us the phenomenon we call a total eclipse.

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aPKy TIL in the US, maternal deaths during pregnancy declined to 9.1 deaths per 100,000 pregnancies by 1986. It has risen since then and now is at 18.5 deaths per 100,000.
oRwY7 TIL the show the adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 1952-1966 has the most episodes of any live action sitcom ever 435
gOEX TIL That the first treatment for a Judge Dredd film that was passed around Hollywood in the 80’s went through extensive rewrites, eventually becoming Robocop.
xV78o TIL that the Momo Challenge, in which it was reported in 2018 and 2019 that children were being enticed to perform dangerous tasks including suicide, was a hoax and media reports about deaths linked to the challenge were "far fetched and devoid of any evidence".
keK4 TIL that since we are three-dimensional beings and can only fathom objects of dimensions equal or lower to our own, it’s possible there are fourth or fifth-dimensional beings that can see us, but we can’t see them.