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

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XEXXr TIL: George Clooney's most faithful companion for almost 20 years was a 300lb Vietnamese pot-bellied pig named Max. Clooney first bought Max for Kelly Preston, but when she went on to marry John Travolta, she left the pig behind. Clooney often jokes that Max is the longest relationship he's ever had
oXko TIL Hibakusha, survivors of the atomic bombs, faced considerable discrimination in Japan following the war. Families forbade theor children from marrying hibakusha, and they were often denied employment due to fears that the radiation they were exposed to was hereditary, or contagious.
1agkD TIL that humans are lethal throwers; likely the only species with that ability on Earth. We don't have fangs or claws but we can crack a skull from a distance with a 100mph rock and deadly accuracy
rROX1 TIL Puritans were actually pro-sex for pleasure, and would censure parishioners who denied their partner sex or 3+ months.
mxyko TIL the Borussia Dortmund football bombing was committed by a 28 year old short seller trying to manipulate the market