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TIL that a German probe is the fastest man-made object in history

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VM98Z TIL about Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, a hotel that has been running for over 1300 years, ever since it began in 705. It has been ran over 52 generations by the same family, which still operates it today.
9n57 TIL the theme song of Looney Toons cartoons is called The Merry Go Round Broke Down.
78AGL TIL that most of the actors that portrayed the Jack Ryan character are all catholic of Irish descent, like the character. (Alec Baldwin (1990), Harrison Ford (1992–1994), John Krasinski)
JeYl TIL that the collective noun for a group of flamingos is a flamboyance; for butterflies, a kaleidoscope.
7Eeb TIL that J002E3, originally thought to be an asteroid orbiting the Earth, is actually part of the Apollo 12 mission that returned to Earth orbit after 31 years of orbiting the Sun