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TIL that two of the moons in our solar system (Ganymede & Titan) are actually larger than the planet Mercury.

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oBONR TIL The oldest known reference of the Ancient Egyptian board-game of Senet—aside from a few fragments —is in a painting on the tomb of Hesy-Ra, a member of high Egyptian court, who lived during the reign of Pharaoh Djoser around 2600 B.C.
e0nBJ TIL calico cats are almost always female, and orange cats are almost always male.
LkaR9 TIL that two-star orbiting planets like Star Wars' Tatooine were by wide consensus considered impossible, and the first such planet was only confirmed as recently as 2011
QaYL TIL the “vampire squirrel” of Borneo has the fluffiest tail of any mammal on Earth - its tail is 130% the size of its own body
XEG0E TIL That the Toyota 2ZZ-GE engine was the first production engine to combine cam-phasing variable valve timing with dual-profile variable valve lift in the American market.