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TIL a star discovered 75 light-years away is no warmer than a freshly brewed cup of coffee.

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Xw6Q TIL that the abbreviation ‘lb’ for pounds comes from the Latin 'libra’ (scales), like the constellation.
b6mp4 TIL legendary sing-songwriter and inventor of the Jello Shot, Tom Lehrer, transferred all his music into the public domain and all of his recorded songs can be downloaded for free.
84JG TIL That the Rockefeller owned Standard Oil was declared a monopoly, forced to split into 33 companies in 1911 including Exxon and Mobil which then re-merged in 1999 into ExxonMobil the 8th largest company in the world.
VJwk TIL Pope Francis has a master’s degree in Chemistry
kODd1 TIL chemists have developed two plant-based plastic alternatives to the current fossil fuel made plastics. Using chemical recycling instead of mechanical recycling, 96% of the initial material can be recovered.