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TIL that a neutron star is the densest known substance in the universe. A tablespoon of neutron star weighs more than Mount Everest.

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Br4ab TIL Officials in Athens, Greece conducted helicopter & satellite audits to determine less than 0.02% of residents claimed their pools to avoid paying taxes. Greeks consider not paying tax to be ‘Patriotic’, a nod to a time when they were ruled by the Ottoman Turks, almost 200 years ago.
kJeBe TIL That Philip Wharton, 1st Duke of Wharton; the creator of the first Hellfire Club, hired musicians and a hearse to hold a public funeral after the South Sea Bubble stock market crash of 1720 after his heavy investment lost him £120,000.
Lk6aV TIL that Bob Bergen, the actor who presently voices Porky Pig, has immense job security due to how difficult it is to nail the pig’s speech mannerisms. He had to study Mel Blanc’s speech patterns intensely to get the character just right.
krYm TIL a death row inmate who avoided the electric chair accidentally electrocuted himself on a toilet
RGY6 TIL Shakespeare’s name is spelt differently in all six of his known signatures, and none of them is spelt ‘William Shakespeare’.