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TIL the sun takes up over 99.8% of all the mass in our solar system.

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KYYWG TIL NASA research has created over 1920 Spinoff products. NASA Spinoffs include memory foam, DustBusters, and cochlear implants. But contrary to common belief, NASA did not invent Tang, Velcro, or Teflon.
7rmOP TIL that cheetahs are native to Asia in addition to Africa. The Asiatic cheetah is a critically endangered subspecies whose range has shrunk to Iran's central plateau. It's believed that there were fewer than 50 individuals in the wild as of 2017.
QJQaX TIL about Dr. Leonard Baily, who in 1984 transplanted a baboon heart into a dying infant known as Baby Fae. Baby Fae lived for another three weeks after the procedure.
Z8ogp TIL it is illegal to sell products measured in non-metric units in New Zealand, however, a 'pint of beer' is an exception because it is considered a description rather than a volume.
x68D TIL that there was a hot sauce with 16 million Scoville Units, created from crystals of pure Caspacin