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TIL of the Parker Solar Probe, launched in 2018, which by 2025 will accelerate to 430,000 mph and travel to (only) 4.3 million miles from the center of the Sun

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o1oE TIL that after he watched a Pepsi commercial humorously showcasing an AV-8 Harrier II jet for 7,000,000 Pepsi points, a man attempted to buy the $23 million dollar jet by saving 15 points, paying $10 for shipping and handling, and sending in a check for $700,008.50 (at $0.10/point).
69YQX TIL that Iceland has the oldest Parliament in the world, it was established in 930 AD
WvaL TIL The astronauts aboard Skylab 4 went on “strike” for a day because they felt overwhelmed by the demands of Mission Control. The used the time to look out the window and think.
p85wG TIL Fake five-star reviews are bought and sold online in the UK. These fake reviews are estimated to influence £23 billion of UK customer spending every year.
MEb0 TIL that Tobe Hooper came up with the idea of a chainsaw as the murder weapon for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre when he was at a hardware store and was wondering how he could speed his way through the crowd.