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TIL that a snowflake takes 1 hour to fall from a cloud to the ground

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oRMML TIL there is a unit of measurement used to measure the distance to celestial bodies based on the distance between the Earth and the Sun
XEKBX TIL Sydney Opera House architect Jørn Utzon was not invited to opening nor did he ever see completed building in person.
QnyM TIL the first (likely) artificial sweetener made by mankind poisoned a lot of Romans, due to its lead acetate content.
9YOXB TIL that Jennings Lang, the guy behind the 1970's Airport movies, had an affair with actress Joan Bennett. When her husband found out in 1951 he fired a gun in to his testicles.
N7yj1 TIL three overworked astronauts aboard Skylab mutinied by turning off radio communications with mission control for several hours. They were never allowed in space again.