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TIL 50% of Canadians Live South of The Red Line

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ymAv TIL on a clear dark night the human eye can detect a candle being lit from 30 miles away.
xVOw7 TIL that all 3 members of the original Apollo 1 mission were killed during a flight rehearsal test. The name Apollo 1, chosen by the crew, was made official by NASA in their honor after the fire. The tradition continued for every mission after.
a0LL TIL that his day, 20 years ago, Doomsday killed Superman. This angered so many fans that members of the DC writting team actually received death threats.
4XrEg TIL that Weird Al Yankovic wrote the song "Yellow Snow" as a parody of Prince's "Purple Rain", but was not allowed to release it.
mx8KP TIL: Vin Diesel is a huge Dungeons and Dragons fan and had even written a D&D guide in the past.