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TIL that Jupiter has 79 moons. 53 of them have names and the rest are in the queue.

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rN6kW TIL at 84 years old, Harvard professor Tom Lehrer was approached by rapper 2 Chainz to sample his 60-year-old song. Lehrer granted permission, saying, ' I grant you permission to do this. Please give my regards to Mr. Chainz, or may I call him 2 ? '
49kN TIL that Spider fighting in the Philippines is extremely popular with the youth, its like a form of high stakes pokemon.
Zk7Y TIL: a 13 yr old who made a Braille printer out of Legos after discovering that millions of blind people in developing countries buy Braille devices that cost $2K and weigh 20 lbs. His prints Braille from computers to paper using raised dots instead of ink, weighs a few lbs, and costs only $350.
MA0W TIL unarmed citizen crime patrollers called the Guardian Angels - set up to fight subway crime in NYC in 1979 - faked incidents with “muggers” and “rapists” in order to gain publicity.
QJoxX TIL That the longest piece of literature is a Super Smash Bros. Fanfiction, that has over 4,000,000 words and 220+ chapters.