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TIL that the 'D' in D-Day stands for 'Day' and works a bit like the 'T-Minus X' times used in countdowns

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xV1X0 TIL that in order to be officially considered a new element, an isotope must have a lifetime of at least 10^-14 seconds, as this is approximately how long it takes for a nucleus to grab hold of its electrons and become chemically stable.
b9MXa TIL Led Zeppelin never had a number one hit.
ggMy TIL that the Venus Fly Trap is only native to one area in the world: Wilmington, North Carolina.
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