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TIL there are only 2 Nascar drivers to graduate from college

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l7VLV TIL that globally there are around 30 trillion air miles that have been earned but not yet used.
0dwyN TIL that Nicholas Cage’s uncle is Francis Ford Coppola and he denied Cage a role in The Godfather Part III
5vdD TIL in Medieval Europe it was common for the wealthy to eat meals with their entire household, including servants.
wLWp8 TIL that the classic movie portrayal of a crowded asteroid belt where the asteroids are only metres apart is inaccurate. In reality the average distance between asteroids is around 965,000 km (600,000 miles) and if you were to fly through it, a collision would be unlikely.
4Orb TIL: scientists have invented a gel that can be directly squirted into an open wound to instantly stop bleeding. It was inspired by medpacs in videogames.