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TIL I can watch Broadway Musicals every Friday night!

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JYe4k TIL you’d weigh the same on Mercury as you would on Mars. Due to the much higher density of Mercury, the smaller planet has almost identical surface gravity as Mars.
bgYQ TIL Chinese researchers have been developing a train with the potential to reach 5000 mph (6 times the speed of sound).
yVK4V TIL in 1964, ABC premiered "A Carol for Another Christmas," a made-for-TV movie written by Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling as a modernization of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." The film is both a retelling of the classic tale and a call for cooperation between nations.
x6L0g TIL Pan Am airlines had a 93,000 customer waiting list for flights to the Moon.
woEmP TIL that monitoring cough via daily used smart devices (smartphones, wearables, among other) can predict and prevent COPD exacerbations, reducing hospitalisations.