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TIL there is a ‘game’ called Space Engine that simulates the entire universe and allows you to explore all of it. Areas of the known universe are represented using actual astronomical data. It is crowd-funded, and it’s future goals involve making itself into a full SP game. It supports Oculus Rift.

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4kAVg TIL a Greenland shark — a species that's half-blind, scavenge on polar bear carcasses, survives for hundreds of years and is thought to live in freezing Arctic waters — was discovered in an unexpected place: Belize.
Y7mYP TIL Self made millionaire Harris Rosen adapted a Florida neighborhood called Tangelo park, cur the crime rate in half, and increased the high school graduation rate from 25% to 100% by giving everyone free daycare and all high school graduate scholarships.
Me9jW TIL of Mark Hoffmann, a notorious forger, noted for creating historical records pertaining to the Latter Day Saints (Mormonism). As his forgeries contained details that contradicted official teachings, church officials often purchased them to prevent their release.
GA78J TIL Pulse oximeters, the devices that measure oxygen level in the blood, are more likely to be inaccurate in people of color. This inaccuracy led to disparity in care for patients of color.
P1L5V TIL that Rickey Henderson was so proud of earning a million dollar signing bonus that he had the check framed instead of cashing it. He saved the envelopes of cash teams gave players for per diem expenses, allowing his kids to pick them out of a box when they did well in school