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TIL about Superhabitable planets. This is a recent definition/category of planets or moons that must meet much more criteria than just being in the "Habitable Zone/Goldilocks Zone". No planet or moon has met these criteria as of yet, although the planet Kepler-442b is the closest to this definition.

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yQQOp TIL after a reviewer commented about a "Billy Joel Rock Band" referenced in an episode of The Office by saying "let's hope [it] never actually exists ever", Billy Joel read the review and told his people "Get me on that Rock Band game".
Ooga7 TIL “Jaywalking” was invented by car companies in the early 1900’s to shift blame for accidents from motorists to pedestrians
8aedP TIL of Tama (たま, April 29, 1999 – June 22, 2015), a female calico cat who gained fame for being a station master and operating officer at Kishi Station on the Kishigawa Line in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
BrOKr TIL the sinner side of Mahatma Gandhi. I'm losing faith in humanity each day.
R5nZ6 TIL about the Barnum Effect, a common psychological phenomenon whereby individuals give high accuracy ratings to descriptions of their personality that supposedly are tailored specifically to them, yet are general enough to apply to a wide range of people, such as astrology and personality tests.