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TIL The Earth spins at a speed of 1000 Miles per Hour!

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nWW7b Til that: " The "Lord of Misrule" was a medieval peasant appointed to preside over dunkenness, bad behavior, and wild partying during festivals.
nbo9 TIL of Harold Hering, a nuclear missile crewman who was kicked out of the military for asking “How can I know that an order to launch my missiles came from a sane president?”
nraW TIL that there’s a theory that states a star may be dark (called a dark star) because its mass is so large that light can’t escape the surface due to the gravity.
KOg94 TIL actress Louise Fletcher, who won an Oscar for Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and played Kai Winn on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, was born to parents who were both deaf. She was taught to speak by a hearing aunt, who also introduced her to acting.
Bpwr TIL that Mr Rogers testified before the Supreme Court defending the position that home recordings for personal use do not constitute copyright infringement