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TIL It takes 100 000 years for gamma rays formed in the core of the sun to be emitted as the light we see

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LgjZ TIL the reason soap operas look so different compared to most media is because they are shot in 60fps (hence the “soap opera effect”).
9pBr TIL in November 2006 Denise Richards confronted two paparazzi who were photographing her from a balcony, threw their computers off the balcony, which struck two elderly women in wheelchairs.
Oyn4 TIL as a 23 year old, Bear Grylls became one of the youngest Britons to climb Mt. Everest – 18 months after breaking three vertebrae in a parachuting accident.
Oxvg TIL Danish parents leave their kids on the curb while they go shopping, as they believe the fresh air is essential for health and development.
KYLQB TIL Mary Frances Gerety who coined the iconic "A Diamond is Forever" slogan never married