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TIL that the geometric texture on scifi spaceships is called Greeble

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rNV6w TIL that There are more trees on Earth than Stars in the Milky Way
Br9PW TIL Buddy Holly proposed to his wife on their first date (her first date ever), and married 2 months later. 6 months later he died in a plane crash which she heard about on TV, and suffered a miscarriage. Due to this, the policy on when publicly releasing the name of the deceased was changed.
wLg51 TIL there are prepaid electicity services you fill up with a code, just like a prepaid phone plan.
EK5o TIL that Miyamoto Musashi, a Japanese rōnin born in the Tenshō era, had such faith in his own swordsmanship that he used a wooden sword regardless of the foe’s weapon. Additionally, Miyamoto killed an opponent with a sword that legend says he carved from an oar.
jB8p TIL When people are found dead in the wilderness with no outward signs of injury, they check their eardrums, and if they’re not intact, they know that the cause of death was lightning.