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TIL The Solar System is surrounded by colossal spherical shell of trillions of icy objects called the Oort Cloud

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BNme TIL Bootsy Collins started Bootsy Collins’ Funk University in 2010 to give bass players a deeper understanding of the funk.
wo0kJ TIL On 17 November 1986, Renault CEO Georges Besse was assassinated in Paris outside his home after taking aggressive actions, such as ordering the closure of several plants and laying off approximately 21,000 French workers to make Renault profitable.
AD5ma TIL that the Soviet Union still has the most medals for Volleyball at the Olympics
rYPo TIL that before coffee became popular, beer was the most popular drink to go with breakfast in the USA.
ZX5B TIL The same actor (John Hurt) did the “chestburster” scene in Alien and returned 8 years later to do it in Spaceballs