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TIL that the Sun is not the center of our solar system, because of the gravity of other planets, the Sun also revolves around a point called barycenter.

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1a4v8 TIL hackers can steal data from your computer even if it’s not connected to the internet by causing the hard disk drive activity indicator LED to blink rapidly.
8w5K TIL Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
j6VAN TIL incest is legal in Rhode Island
EgvmV TIL a species of ant (Polyrhachis lamellidens) uses other species as slaves. A newly mated queen seeks out a Camponotus japonicus ant colony, sneaks in with stolen pheromones, then kills their queen single-handedly. Workers of the conquered colony raise their new master's brood.
woAx1 TIL that "Dinner" (the big meal) used to be around midday so artificial light wasn't needed, and then "Supper" was an evening snack. Dinner moved later in the day during the 18th century, until it was so late a new meal was needed to bridge the gap: "Lunch."