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TIL A theoretical spacecraft was designed to travel 92% the speed of light, granting humans the ability to travel to different star systems within their lifetimes.

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9YAoD TIL that Pink Floyd's The Wall is implied to be an endless loop. The final song, Outside the Wall, ends with the words "Isn't this where...", and the album begins with the words "... we came in?" with a continuation of the melody of the last song, hinting at the cyclical nature of Water's theme.
9Y7PM TIL, since 1513 the Kings of Denmark names had alternated between Christian and Frederick, until 1972 when Margrethe II became the first female monarch of Denmark, since Margrethe I in 1412
78obX TIL that the idea for Fight Club is based upon a brawl during a camping trip in Washington State
m1myv TIL Photographer Edward Kim was the first American photojournalist to gain entry into North Korea when he covered the country for National Geographic in 1974
5Y0k8 TIL Marie Curie died from exposure to X-Rays she performed on soldiers on the front lines in World War One. Not from exposure to radium in the lab as many people assume