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TIL that there is a ranch in Texas bigger than the state of Rhode Island

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OWe4 TIL that comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter in 1994, after being broken apart from Jupiter’s tidal gravity. One fragment struck the planet’s surface with the estimated energy of 6 million megatons of TNT (600 times the world’s nuclear arsenal) and created a dark spot over 12,000 km across.
kOaE1 TIL of Sessue Hayakawa, a Japanese actor who was one of the biggest stars in 1910s Hollywood while being an early sex symbol. After growing tired of playing stereotyped roles he created his own production company, helping improve public opinion on Asians, while making a staggering $2 million a year.
Y7Lkv TIL Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, lost her virginity to her future husband, who at the time had a pregnant wife, at the cemetery at her mother's grave.
m1nvP TIL Emperor Jing of the Han dynasty of China, while he was crown prince, beat his cousin to death with the board during a board game argument. Said cousin was the crown prince of one of Emperor Jing's vassal states, and his death resulted in his father hating Emperor Jing and eventually rebelling.
rNXbe TIL that African naked mole rat do not feel the sting of capsaicin (main component of chilies) and acids