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TIL that two-star orbiting planets like Star Wars' Tatooine were by wide consensus considered impossible, and the first such planet was only confirmed as recently as 2011

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9wyRG TIL the worlds biggest jigsaw puzzle in 1971 was brought to San Francisco on a trade mission and got lost on the docks
9g8X TIL in 2013, J.K. Rowling secretly released a book under a different name in order to release a book “without hype and expectation.” When she was revealed to be the author, the book surged from 4,709th on Amazon to the 1st best-selling novel.
Bo6e TIL that the introvert’s brain treats interactions with people at the same intensity level that it treats encounters with inanimate objects.
KOKg6 TIL that since it was first introduced with the formation of the squad in 1972, the iconic uniform of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders has been modified only six times.
QXp9 TIL There was a professor who did a study on 1000s of elderly people and what advice they had about life. On happiness there was a concensus: “Almost to a person, the elders viewed happiness as a choice, not the result of how life treats you.”