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TIL There are diamonds the size of Earth floating around in space.

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LkQWv It’s a logical question. After all, it would be handy if every time the Hubble Space Telescope went on the fritz, an astronaut could reach out the window of the space station and give it a whack. Unfortunately, not only is that setup nearly impossible, being docked to the ISS would impair Hubble’s performance.
n69P TIL Even though golf is the 7th most popular sport in the US, the PGA Tour has donated over $2 billion to charity. By comparison, the NFL has donated about $370 million to charity.
nyrb TIL After helping with the cleanup following Hurricane Katrina, Mr.T gave up almost all of his gold jewellery.
wLmjW TIL that in the late Classical Era of Greece, women owned 35% of the land and property in Sparta. When a woman's husband died(usually in battle), his land and property passed to the wife, not to the oldest male.
l76BK TIL about the NASA Moon Trees, trees that have been to space.