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TIL the world’s biggest radio telescope (SKA) will generate ~600 petabytes of scientific data every year, turning the telescope into a planet-scale computer.

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dDPvK TIL that Kaoru Otsuki was a Japanese woman known for being the second, child wife of Sun Yat-sen, the founder and first president of the Republic of China. Sun asked Kaoru's father for permission to marry his daughter, but Kaoru's father refused because of the great age difference between them
e096k TIL that the fat levels of Kobe beef might sound unhealthy, but it's actually the opposite. Kobe beef is filled with unsaturated fats, which have been shown to lower cholesterol levels.
amEM TIL when a crow dies, the other crows investigate if there’s a threat where the death occurred, so they can avoid it in the future.
0Eep TIL If you beat the video game Twisted Metal III as the demon Minion, he wishes to spend eternity in Hell. In standard Twisted Metal fashion the wish is turned against him and he is sent to Hell, Michigan.
yQ7yV TIL in the original story of Peter Pan, the Lost Boys do age, even in Neverland. The reason the group is always made up of children is because if they don't die by other means (which is common), Peter "thins them out." The author never clarifies whether this means they're executed or banished.