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TIL that the sun loses about 6 million tons of mass every second due to nuclear fusion and the solar wind. Despite constantly losing large sums of mass, it has only lost roughly 0.05% of its original mass over the last 4.5 billion years.

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Zj7v TIL Wolverines (weighing 9-25kg, and 110cm in length) have been known to attack and kill moose, which are almost 20 times their size. They will also defend their catch from bigger animals including bears and wolves.
oB4xR TIL the biggest reason Steve Burns left “Blues Clues” was because he was balding. He said “I refused to lose my hair on a kids TV show, and it was happening fast.”
epO9J TIL About the Solar gravitational lens, where in deep space you can use the Sun as a telescope lens.
74px TIL there is a Japanese word, kenjataimu, for the post-orgasmic period when a man’s thoughts are no longer impaired by his sexual drive and he can think clearly like a “sage” of clear mind.
7A9p TIL: According to Bhutan legend, Drukpa Kunley (better known as the divine madman) turned demonesses into protective deities by hitting them with his penis. Because of this power to subdue demons, Kunley’s penis is referred to as the “Thunderbolt of Flaming Wisdom”.