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TIL that in 4 billion years the Andromeda galaxy will take up much of the Earth’s night sky as it nears our galaxy for collision.

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dJDj TIL that M&Ms were created so that military soldiers could enjoy heat resistant and easy to transport chocolate during war.
e01nJ TIL a man named Ed Thorpe figured out how to count cards in blackjack before anyone else. He then used his winnings and his quantitative strategies to open one of the most successful hedgefunds of all time. Oh—he also invented the first wearable computer!
X0A8j TIL about the Guy West Bridge, a pedestrian bridge in Sacramento, CA that is scaled-down replica of the Golden Gate Bridge
kJ5Mm TIL that Leonardo da Vinci was one of the first men to dissect Human and Animal corpses to study Anatomy and Nervous System.
W76aL TIL Steven Seagal made a country/blues/reggae album and it’s so much worse than you might imagine. I included a link to a fantastically brutal review from ‘09 when it was released.