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TIL star systems are much closer together near the center of the galaxy, with some being only 0.4–0.04 light-years apart

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9M8B TIL Picard’s Flute from the Star Trek TNG episode “The Inner Light” was put up for auction along with other Star Trek memorabilia in 2006. Christie’s estimated the flute would sell for $300. The winning bidder paid $48,000 for the flute.
xgjk TIL that it would take 8 years of yelling at a cup of coffee to heat it
wDk6 TIL yawning is not contagious for children with autism due to their inattention to facial cues.
N7RLQ TIL Queen Elizabeth II owns the largest clear cut diamond in the world. Known as 'The Great Star of Africa' the 530 carats gem was mined in South Africa back in 1905 and has an estimated worth of $400 million.
p8WMG TIL Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was brought down because he created forged documents using a Microsoft font which didn’t exist when they were supposed to have been written.