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TIL Alpha Centauri, the nearest solar system, is 4.4 lights years away or about 40 trillion km's. It would take roughly 18,000 years to reach it with our current technology.

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rp5x TIL of a prankster, who, in 1976 used curtains to cover up the letters in “Hollywood” to “Hollyweed,” the day the state’s relaxed marijuana law took effect. Also, that Easter he made the sign into “Holywood,” and in 1990 made it to “Oilwar,” to make a political statement against the Gulf War.
vxx TIL That Keanu Reeves deferred his salary for The Devil’s Advocate to ensure the budget could afford Al Pacino for his role in the movie. He did it again for The Replacements to get Gene Hackman.
Ypd8W TIL that India, despite having a reputation for overpopulation, has a rate of only 2.24 births per woman, which is slightly over replacement rate. Meanwhile, neighboring Bangladesh has a rate of 2.06, while Pakistan has a rate of 3.56.
k7e7 TIL from 2011 to 2013, a hacker group repeatedly broke into Microsoft’s computer network: Using stolen credentials, they even were able to walk into Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond. Walking out again, they took three unreleased Xbox One dev kits with them.
mxMbP TIL when Renault was planning to release a model called Zoe, a woman named Zoe Renault sued the company to make them change the car's name. However, the court allowed Renault to release the Zoe, which has become the all-time top selling electric car in the French market.