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TIL that even with an orbital velocity of 490,000 MPH, the sun has only circled the Milky Way 18-20 times.

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R7DZ9 TIL when the United States asked to buy the lease for their London embassy, the Duke of Westminster agreed to sell it on the condition that the United States return to his family the state of Virginia, which had been confiscated from them during the War of Independence. The United States declined.
yQr7w TIL that the treadmill of the International Space Station is named after Stephen Colbert.
OoXa TIL A man drove his 1990 Honda Accord for one million miles and was thrown a parade by Honda itself.
xVkjg TIL that the fighting was so intense that 4% of the sand on Normandy beach is made up of shrapnel from D-Day that has broken down
P1ndO TIL that humans have 3 types of cone cells, allowing us to see all the colors we can see, other animals like dogs and cats only have two so they can’t see red for example while chickens have four and can even see UV Light.