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TIL that there are more stars in the sky than grains of sand on Earth

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r6X4 TIL when Mickey Mantle was asked to describe an “outstanding event” that occurred at Yankee Stadium, he responded with a graphic description of a blowjob he received under the bleachers during a game.
VM9o4 TIL Artichokes contain a compound cynarine which makes other foods you pair it with taste sweeter. Apparently, this is the bane of sommeliers.
YPOP TIL in his will, Hitler appointed Joseph Goebbels as his successor. Goebbels committed suicide 1 day later.
X0Okj TIL the Sound of Music is based on a real Trapp family, and they have a lodge in Vermont
OogkL TIL There's roughly 100 firefighter arsonists convicted every year in North America and all of them are serial arsonists, which means three or more fires