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TIL deep within the Earth lies the remains of a planet that crashed into it billions of years ago.

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D1j1Y TIL the Star Trek theme tune is not just an instrumental but has lyrics (which were never intended to be recorded) in order to give the writer more money in royalties
e0Dp5 TIL That Presidential candidate Andrew Jackson was the first Democrat ever to be associated with the donkey symbol. His opponents during the election of 1828 tried to label him a "jackass" for his populist beliefs. Jackson was entertained by the notion and ended up using it on his campaign posters.
mxgDM TIL that the ball shaped Experimental Geodetic Satellite "AJISAI" (EGS) was launched by Japan in the mid 80s is still functioning today. Originally intended as a test subject for their launch vehicle that could then map exact positions for isolated Japanese islands.
5oBP TIL: Every year they pull out between 12,000 and 15,000 bikes from the canals of Amsterdam
X0gGQ TIL that by the 1830s, American alcohol consumption had peaked at an all-time high of 7.1 gallons of absolute alcohol per capita annually--more than three times the current consumption rate of 2.18 gallons (2005).