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TIL that NASA is working on a unique time zone for the Moon, called "Coordinated Lunar Time", because time moves slightly faster on the Moon than on Earth.

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N7lV1 TIL in 2014 Guardian made a typo in the title of an article about ranking TV cricket commentators, and had it titled "Wanking the TV commentators".
a80XA TIL that Ken Griffey Jr. and his father Ken Griffey Sr. were teammates when they both played in the MLB for the Seattle Mariners
JYK5k TIL that the only ancient Roman novel in Latin to survive in its entirety is called "The Golden Ass"
n9pb TIL that in his portraits, Napoleon Bonaparte kept his hand on his stomach due to his abdominal pains, not any kind of fashion custom.He died of stomach cancer.
78ZVx TIL that honey bees are not endangered