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TIL that “Cosmic Latte” is the name assigned to the average color of the universe.

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4l7X TIL A woman texted “Driving drunk woo” 3 minutes before crashing her car into a truck which killed her 22 year old passenger friend.
5mK9 TIL that a German probe is the fastest man-made object in history
Z8ywv TIL of Sybil Ludington—a 16-year-old revolutionary who rode twice the distance Paul Revere did in 1777 to warn people of a British invasion. She navigated 40 miles of rainy terrain at night while avoiding British loyalists and ended up completing her mission before dawn the next day.
4Xa4b TIL, when Johnny Cash became interested in bible study in the early 80', he published a novel called The Man In White. Having done moderately well and received positive reviews, it was said to be one of his proudest accomplishments.
KOKE TIL conspiracy theorists tried to sue Jim Lovell (Apollo 8 and Apollo 13) because he said he went to the moon