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TIL the author Beverly Cleary is still alive.. and she's 104

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BrJGd TIL the U.S. Navy Blue Angels aerobatics team perform all their maneuvers on an aircraft with a modified control stick spring tensioned with 40 lbs of pressure. Additionally the pilots do not use G-suits despite making high-G maneuvers during their routines.
Jx44 TIL that the planet Uranus was discovered before the continent of Antarctica
v1am4 TIL Olympus Mons on Mars, the Solar System's largest volcano at 16 miles high and 374 miles wide, is so heavy that it sits in a depression caused by the volcano's weight pressing down on the crust in the area.
NVN8 TIL George Clooney used to have a pet potebellied pig named “Max”. The pig shared Clooney’s Hollywood Hills home, as well as Clooney’s bed, and frequently made cameos in interviews. He is often credited with saving Clooney’s life by waking him up before the Northridge earthquake on January 16, 1994.
wmbE TIL Ryan built the car he used in Drive. The director said, “Ryan wanted to build his own car. So the car, the Malibu, the old gray car he drives around, he built himself. He took it apart and put it back together.”