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TIL That back in 1739, measurements of the Earth were made that were so accurate, modern measurements of the circumference only differ by less than 8km. 40,000km -> 40,007.863km

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6EoV7 TIL that while Rick Moranis has been on a long acting hiatus, he did return to the character of Dark Helmet voicing the Spaceballs baddie for an episode of The Goldbergs.
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