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TIL That NASA is currently working on a warp drive that could get us to Alpha Centauri in 2 weeks.

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v1vJL TIL that the Hubble Space Telescope consumes less power than a kitchen kettle.
xVMWg TIL, Evel Knievel, American stunt motorcyclist, spent 1/2 the years from between 1966 to 1973 in hospitals, in wheelchairs or on crutches and suffered 433 bone fractures by the end of 1975.
kOMoW TIL in the UK, A study for disappearances looked at 96 fatal cases, 53% of all male disappearances occur in the months December January and February, with 22% of those cases occurring in December between Christmas and new years eve. And 89% of bodies are found in canals, rivers, lakes or harbours.
4keJ5 TIL the movie No Hard Feelings stars royalty - Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark, grandson of the late King Constantine II.
rKpo TIL Aladdin’s face was based on Tom Cruise.