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TIL that “Dog days of summer” refers to when the Sun occupies the same region of the sky as Sirius, the brightest star visible from any part of Earth and part of the constellation Canis Major, the Greater Dog

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jN5JQ TIL that the last game ever released for the PS3 was FIFA 19
BgrRD TIL Virgin Atlantic kept having passengers steal their popular salt and pepper shakers. Instead of removing them from the plane, they placed the words "pinched from Virgin Atlantic" at the bottom. The shakers then became dinner table conversation pieces and free advertisement.
9kOQ TIL that two thirds of Denmark’s income used to come from charging people to enter or leave the Baltic sea, those that refused to pay were sunk
QJkN9 TIL of the Metz Company, where you could send in 27 dollars and receive car parts. Eventually, you'd have enough for a full car.
PY01J TIL that, although the character of Batman is famous today for refusing to kill anyone, his first issue featured him punching the villain into a vat of acid and declaring it "a fitting end for his kind".