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TIL as of 2023, only 18 people have earned the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards) grand slam with an additional 6 completing it with honorary or special awards.

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yVQNJ TIL that the asteroid belt is splintered and cannot coalesce into a planet because of the effects of Jupiter's gravity, which disrupts the asteroids and keeps them colliding with each other
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