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TIL that there are 6 Billion Earth-like planets in the Milky Way alone.

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LkZbm TIL in the year 1200, all of France was placed under Interdict - a punishment from the Catholic Church banning rites like communion, marriages, communion, etc. - because King Phillip II took a second wife while still legally married to (and imprisoning) Ingeborg of Denmark.
5VYrB TIL that Silphion, a thought to be extinct contraceptive used by ancient Greeks and Romans, has been recently discovered in Anatolia.
p8vJp TIL The inventor of the PSA test, taken by over 30 million American men yearly to detect prostate cancer, called it a "profit-driven public health disaster". He also stated that the test is "hardly more effective than a coin toss".
yQyx8 TIL Before being injured in battle during the last stages of WW1, Hitler was described as being a stressed out timid man suffering from hysteria. After being tutored in a psychiatric ward by Dr Edward Forster, Hitler was transformed, and left the hospital carrying the traits of the future "Fuhrer".
yVOwl TIL the largest cup of coffee ever was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia on 15 June 2019. The cup contained over 22,735 litres (6,000 US gal) of Arabic coffee.