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TIL the Sirius star system is visible with the naked eye in the daytime sky given the right conditions

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pYePQ TIL that KangaROOS sneakers, originally produced in 1979, were designed by Bob Gamm, an architect and jogging enthusiast who wanted a place to store his keys and money while running but preferred light clothing without pockets. Because of this, he designed the sneakers to have a zippered pocket.
negdP TIL that in 1162 in revenge for insulting his wife, The Holy Roman Emperor forced every resident of Milan who wished to live to pluck a fig placed into the genitals of a female mule.
dJRE TIL that Cards Against Humanity bought an island and named it Hawaii 2
KYbk6 TIL The role of April Ludgate in Parks and Recreation was specifically created for Aubrey Plaza after the casting director met her and felt she was the weirdest girl she had ever met in her life.
jNMKM Most textbooks say that nothing can go faster than light, but that statement actually should be qualified: The answer is yes, you can break the light barrier, but not in the way we see in the movies. There are, in fact, several ways to travel faster than light...