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TIL in 2022 You can see a supernova with a naked eye.

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8aMaL TIL that despite being one of the most visited sites at one point, Homestar Runner has never showed ads, instead relying on merchandise sales to make money
VM1Xp TIL that the majority of Amtrak's delays are due to freight railroads giving priority to their own trains over passenger trains. Even though this is explicitly against the law, only 1 violator has ever been charged by the Dept. of Justice in the entire 47 year history of Amtrak.
R5WD7 TIL In 1984 "Baby Fae" received a baboon heart transplant at just 11 days old and survived 21 days before rejecting it.
nW4Do TIL about “compersion”, which is the emotion associated with seeing your romantic partner have sexual relation with another, and is practically the opposite of jealousy.
E10OV TIL: the sun does not provide vitamin D. It synthesizes the vitamin D already in your body.