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TIL That in 2015 a Supernova was identified that was 570 BILLION times brighter than the sun and 20 times brighter than the whole Milky Way.

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QQed TIL that researchers discovered a clam estimated to be 507 years old – the oldest-ever living animal – and accidentally killed it.
d87Rd TIL that the city of Tromsø in Norway, which lies within the Arctic Circle and is famous for being a destination to view the Aurora Borealis, has an extremely mild climate for its latitude. This is due to the Gulf Stream (originating in the gulf of Mexico, thousands of miles away) warming it.
7lP7 TIL that Hugh Hefner donated the “Y” in the HOLLYWOOD sign and Alice Cooper donated the third “O”
Y7eXr TIL WW2 caused some 70-85 million deaths, from Germany’s invasion of Poland to Japan’s surrender (Sept 1, 1939-Sept 2, 1945). On average, that’s about: 12,000,000 lives yearly, 972,000 per month, 32,000 every day, 1,330 per hour & 22 each minute. So, a life every 3 seconds, constantly, for 6 years…
4POJ TIL a Nazi officer saw a photo of Picasso’s Guernica, a painting highlighting the horrors of war. The officer asked Picasso, “Did you do that?” and Picasso said, “No, you did.”