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TIL astronomers have discovered more than 2,500 other stars with planets orbiting them in our galaxy.

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oB9vY TIL: Figherfighters saved a group of piglets in a burning barn, as a reward the farmer sent the fire fighters sausages made from the same pigs they saved.
nWeNr TIL that a group of Geoducks, the largest burrowing clam in the world, is called a "bag". The name Geoduck was derived from an indigenous word meaning "genitals", or a phrase meaning "dig deep", or perhaps both, as a double-entendre. So a group of Geoducks is literally a "bag of dicks"
epxQ6 TIL Male babies get morning wood in utero
XE68k TIL of John the Posthumous; a French king who ruled for the 5 days he lived in 1316. He was the youngest person to become King of France, the only one to be king from birth, and the only one to hold the title for his entire life. He has the shortest reign of any French king.
D1vav TIL In LOTR from Bag End to Mt Doom, Frodo travels approximately 1,800 miles in 185 days. That’s an eminently achievable average of 9.73 miles each day. In the Hobbit, Bilbo, on the other hand, travels a total of 950 miles in 172 days — an average of just 5.52 miles per day.