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TIL that astronomers estimate that for every grain of sand on Earth, there are roughly 10,000 stars in the universe

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6E5ZQ TIL Mexico City is 7200 feet above sea level which had a major affect on athletes in the 1968 Olympic games
gGw4 TIL that in 2017, a dairy company in Maine lost a lawsuit about overtime pay due to the absence of the Oxford comma.
Rao1 TIL there is a Lego movie coming out in 2014 with stars such as Morgan Freeman/Will Ferrell/Liam Neeson and many others
DQXMe TIL: "The Flintstones" were originally "The Flagstones" in their 1960 pilot film. The name was changed because the family in the "Hi & Lois" comic strip was also named Flagstone.
rNXdd TIL Lawrence of Arabia's death in a motorcycle accident is indirectly responsible for crash helmet 'legislation for protective headgear by motorcyclists and subsequently in the workplace and for many sports worldwide'.