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TIL that due to the high ratio of atmospheric density to surface gravity on Saturn’s moon Titan, humans could fly by simply strapping on a pair of wings.

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ELX0 TIL that during O.J. Simpson’s 1995 verdict announcement for murder, long-distance calls declined by 58%, trading on the New York Stock Exchange decreased by 41%, water usage decreased, and there was an estimated $480 million in lost productivity due to work stopping
BRGd TIL that the first rap song to top #1 on the Billboard charts was Blondie’s “Rapture”, sung by Debbie Harry, a white female. It was also the first rap music video to appear on MTV.
7884P TIL Waldo from Where’s Waldo appears in a single frame of the 2006 film Apocalypto, which is set during the fall of the Mayan empire.
gM9Z8 TIL Marlon Wayans was cast as Robin in the 1992 film "Batman Returns" and still receives income from the film despite his character getting cut from the script
kOP17 TIL that the Christmas Truces in World War 1 were not official, and most of the higher ranked officers hated them and tried to stop them happening. Including a young Adolf Hitler. The truces happened anyway some lasted only for Christmas morning and some lasted until New Years Day