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TIL J.R.R. Tolkien began a book named “The Lost Road,” which concerned modern-day people experiencing “flashbacks” to their former selfs in Middle Earth. He died before finishing it.

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EgbEV TIL Gliese 710 is a star that is projected to flyby the solar system in 1.2 million years, at a distance of "only" 2 light-months. The closest star to us is currently 4.25 light-years away.
p8mdp TIL there are about 2,200 miles of navigable canals in the United Kingdom requiring many tiny locks to be manually operated and many of them no wider than 7 feet (2.1m). Started for use as commercial transport in the early 19th century it has now turned into a leisure highway of "narrowboats."
P1k5w TIL about the Ship of People Incident in which Norman Macleod of the Isle of Skye kidnapped young men and girls to ship them to America and sell them as indentured servants. When the people were discovered, Norman Macleod claimed that he was shipping off convicts, a practice which was legal.
nW4jW TIL Thomas Jefferson Popularized Mac & Cheese in the US
l15B TIL we could fit the entire human race in New Zealand if we lived as dense as Manhattan