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TIL Grand Central Station emits more radiation than a nuclear power plant

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16nBX TIL drying hands is as important as washing them
dDaAQ TIL Kepler predicted that Venus' diameter is almost a quarter of the Sun's diameter, so Mercury should have a tenth of the Sun's diameter. Pierre Gassendi saw the true size of Mercury in 1631 during its transit across the Sun, and was surprised by how small it was as it looked like a sunspot
Zpw4R TIL of Vesna Vulovi, a flight attendant who fell from 10,160 meters after a bomb tore through the baggage area of a plane she was working on. She not only survived, but managed to make a complete recovery.
d8paZ TIL that Earth And Venus Form a Stunning Pentagrammic Pattern in Space
v111j TIL the Danish Language is so difficult to learn, that Danish children take longer to learn to speak than children from other countries.