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TIL the opposite of an oxymoron is called a tautology

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j6jYj TIL A brown dwarf star is 13 to 80 times the size of Jupiter but doesn't have enough mass to fuse hydrogen (they can fuse deuterium and massive ones can fuse lithium). Because of the lack of energy some brown dwarfs put out little to no light and can have a surface temperature as low as -23C (-10F).
9V8p TIL The FBI drugged and assassinated Fred Hampton face down in his sleep.
NXPZe TIL that Bolivia recognizes a ceremonial Afro-Bolivian monarchy with powers similar to those of a traditional king, which does not interfere with the system of the Presidential republic in force within the country.
Lkenv TIL The television series 'Gunsmoke' stayed in the top 30 of Neilsons Media Ratings for an entire decade. Im learning about television ratings because they're meaningful to somebody that I despise.
PY9AV TIL FOX only averaged a couple of thousand viewers per day in the UK. It was pulled off the air because it was not commercially viable.