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TIL that Earth has sent out a radio signal towards a possible life-containing exoplanet named Gliese 581c. It is supposed to reach the planet by late 2029.

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woGKY TIL that Liverpool football club were originally called Everton F.C. and Athletic Grounds Ltd.
X8Br TIL the cargo hold of the largest plane in service, the Antonov An-225 Mriya, is longer than the first flight taken by the Wright brothers.
8OaP TIL two cemeteries on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, United States are owned by the United Kingdom. Both contain the graves of British seamen whose bodies washed ashore after World War II U-Boat attacks.
PYvxO TIL the Japanese beetle trap bags cause an increase in damaged plants as it brings more beetles to an area
QR69 TIL that on October 19, 1864 Confederate soldiers slipped across the border from Canada and looted and robbed their way through Vermont during the American Civil War. They stole $208,000 or around $3 million in 2014 money