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TIL NASA operates an online interactive 3D map of the solar system with planets and other celestial objects.

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x410 TIL of 7ft 9in Angus MacAskill. Known for his strength, MacAskill could lift a 2,800 lb ship anchor to his chest, carry 350 lb barrels under his arms, and he even lifted a horse over a 4 ft fence.
1vZ8 TIL the US Pledge of Allegiance was conceived by a magazine to sell American flags to public schools
9m9D TIL: Ottoman Pirates undertook a series of Slave Raids in Iceland in 1627. They captured an estimated 400–900 Icelandic prisoners to sell into slavery. This event is known in Iceland as Tyrkjaránið – the ‘Turkish Raid’
rjGM TIL of defecation syncope, which is when a person poops so hard they pass out.
l7jL5 TIL when people are asked to pick a “random number between 1 and 100,” the most common answer is 37