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TIL that there is a campaign to rid world of the Flash Player Plugin

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W5yA TIL the brightest astronomical event was a near-earth supernova that occurred in 1006 A.D. It could be seen with the human eye, was said to be ¼th as bright as the moon, and was cited in texts all over the world at the time.
rNA81 TIL Anne Frank's name is pronounced "Anna"
ANOnx TIL there is a cliff on Miranda (moon of Uranus) named Verona Rupes that is estimated to be 20km high. It is the tallest known cliff in the solar system and if you jumped off of it you would fall for about 12 minutes before hitting the ground due to the lower gravity.
78wwX TIL the US government recalled and burned $200m in currency and printed special money for Hawaii in case Japan invaded
E1AK7 TIL Getting bit by a Brazilian Wandering Spider can cause “a long, painful erection to human males” due to the venom increasing nitric oxide, a chemical that increases blood flow