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TIL that creating a Death Star would cost roughly $850,000,000,000,000,000 and that it would take about 833,000 years to build. It would also need a laser of 1,000,000,000,000,000 kilograms worth of matter to have enough energy to destroy a planet for each time it was fired.

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j6nEp TIL Śmigus-dyngus or Dyngus Day is a celebration held on Easter Monday across Central Europe and in Polish Diaspora communities. Traditionally, boys throw water over girls on Easter Monday among other rituals. In some regions they strike them with pussy willow branches instead of sprinkling water.
loKDB TIL that research shows that your earphones are indeed spontaneously knotting themselves. A string of lenght 0.5m-1.5m has a 50 percent chance of knoting in a confined space, meaning earbuds with the 'Y' shape chord have atleast as much or a even higher chance depending on lenght and agitation.
groN9 TIL that Paris Hilton's Grandfather was so disgusted by her and her sister's antics that instead of leaving his $4.5 B fortune to his 24 heirs, he gave 97% of it to his family charity and instead of getting $181 M each, each heir only received $5.6M. Paris still has $300M from her antics though.
vP8MB TIL that there are several breeds of Chicken called Naked Neck, identified by complete lack of most plumage on the neck and head
dDegr TIL in 1926, President Calvin Coolidge's family was gifted a raccoon for Thanksgiving. They raised it as a pet in the White House, complete with a collar inscribed "White House Raccoon." After their tenure, the raccoon was moved to live in a zoo.