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TIL Google searches for ‘Tinder’ peak at 12.30am, 'porn’ at 1.30am and 'lonely’ at 2.30am

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e0rJJ TIL that astronomers have discovered a massive black hole with a huge appetite. Each day, the black hole named J2157 consumes gas and dust equivalent to the mass of the Sun, making it the fastest-growing black hole in the universe.
evAJ TIL that a man lived at the AOL hq for 2 months. He used the showers and food court. While everyone else thought he worked there he was actually working on his own startup.
v1VXB TIL that filming Star Wars in Tunisia was hindered by the first major rainstorm in 50 years, and The Empire Strikes Back filming in Norway was hindered by the worst winter storm in 50 years.
nWmOr TIL that the first airplane ticket ever sold was bought by a reporter named Albert Beach in 1908 for a flight from St. Petersburg to Tampa, Florida. The ticket cost $400, which is equivalent to around $11,000 in today's currency.
wL8P TIL A man won a bet that he could have sex with 2 women for 12 hours but died shortly afterward due to ingesting an entire bottle of viagra.