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TIL You could fit all the planets of the Solar System between the Earth and the Moon

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wojlM TIL that peacocks, specifically the male peafowl, are capable of flight, but their flying abilities are limited compared to many other bird species.
X09AP TIL about the Smooth-Hawley tariff act of 1930 which increased US tariffs (by an average of 20%) on over 20,000 imported goods, while it seemed succesful at first by 1933 US exports had declined by 61% and its GNP by almost 50%
wLYDW TIL Mister Rogers narrated his feeding of the fish every day because he got a letter from a young blind girl who was worried the fish were hungry.
grlA TIL House centipede is good for house pest control (especially if you have bed bugs)
O1QR TIL Rowan Atkinson suffers from a stammer, so he uses over-articulation as a technique to overcome problematic consonants (like ‘B’).