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1EmX TIL Kobe Bryant holds the record for the most missed shots in the NBA
5YNa9 TIL that the motto of the state of Maryland is archaic Italian: "Fatti maschii, parole femine" (facts are masculine, words are feminine)
7rLWp TIL that the online MMORPG "Star Wars: The Old Republic" held a massive memorial after the death of Carrie Fisher. Among the efforts, Sith players would hold off NPCs so that weaker players could get through, and one player even made a new character in Leia's likeness so people could pay respects.
WWwd TIL: In Nigeria’s Yoruba culture, the second born twin is the elder twin. The first born twin (Taiwo) is kicked out of the womb by the second born twin (Kehinde) to ‘test’ the world. Kehinde knows it is safe once Taiwo starts crying.
5V0N8 TIL that Saturn's sixth-largest moon Enceladus is mostly covered by fresh, clean ice, making it the most reflective body in the Solar System. It shoots out water vapor, and other solid material totaling about 200 kilograms per second. Most of these materials supplies the making of Saturn's E ring.