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TIL that the moon's gravity affects the LHC's proton beam so much that it has to be compensated for during operation

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mxgex TIL that the New York Mets' team colors come from the rivalry between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. When the teams moved to California, leaving New York with just one team, the city created the Mets and used one of each of the previous colors to preserve the rivalry.
kKNd TIL that Sky ran the 1993 movie “Groundhog Day” 13 times consecutively for 24 hours on February 2nd to celebrate the annual Pennsylvania Groundhog Day holiday.
8B9X TIL the United States has had a legally declared “state of emergency” almost continuously from 1950 to this day
4X4M5 TIL Richard Dean Anderson and a bushel of other 80 action stars all turned down the role of John McClane in Die Hard before Bruce Willis was chosen for the role.
nW69 TIL that when you get a PhD in Finland, you are given a top hat and sword with your diploma.