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TIL a Soviet aircraft carrier was sold to a Chinese travel agency to convert it into a hotel and casino. It was all a cover story and the ship is now part of the Chinese navy fleet!

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KYEaB TIL the brightest supernova ever found shined with the luminosity of 570 billion suns. At a distance of 13 light years it would appear as bright as the sun, and at 8,000 light years as bright as the full moon.
vBlB TIL: There is a Blue’s Clues that teaches Lucid Dreaming
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7rvkO TIL all of the reindeer depicted at Christmas time with antlers are female as male reindeer would have already shed them.
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