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TIL that I must quit listening to music

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YpO0v TIL That professional chess players can burn up to 6,000 calories a day despite their limited movement thanks to elevated blood pressures during matches.
7mr TIL on July 4, 1054, A supernova was seen by Chinese, Arab, and possibly Amerindian observers near the star Zeta Tauri. For several months it remains bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants form the Crab Nebula.
lm8B TIL Despite having survived on Earth for millions of years, Sturgeon are now more critically endangered than any other species due to increased demand for caviar, over fishing and pollution.
7rZOM TIL that the Japanese 1 Yen coin is made from Aluminium and is so light that it can float on water.
d8dw7 TIL the breakup of Yugoslavia was arguably accelerated by a Serbian man who was injured while pleasuring himself with a glass bottle. When questioned by doctors, he blamed his injury on an attack by "Albanian separatists" and became a cause celebre for Serbian ultranationalists.