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TIL that a googolplex (10^(10^100)) is so large that it's physically impossible to write out in full decimal form. It would require more space than is available in the observable universe.​

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b6EJZ TIL that To obtain a passport, Pakistani citizens must declare whether they are Muslim or non-Muslim; Muslims also must affirm that they accept the unqualified finality of the Prophethood of Mohammed, declare that Ahmadis are non-Muslims, and specifically denounce the founder of the Ahmadi movement.
6pvY TIL that the 2003 invasion of Iraq was initially called “Operation Iraqi Liberation”, but was quickly changed to “Operation Iraqi Freedom” due to the acronym spelling out “OIL”.
j6nZX TIL that Mozart's full name was "Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart." He often went by the German name "Gottlieb," which means "beloved by God." After his death, he became widely known by the Latin version of his name, "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart."
oXBY TIL of Dean Karzanes, the man who can run 350 miles without stopping due to a genetic condition.
PADV TIL that in 1928 Nikola Tesla patented a concept aircraft (without propellers or wings) that could vertically take-off and land, as he thought “aeroplanes” of the time were unstable and not commercially viable.