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TIL there are more galaxies in the universe than there are stars in the Milky Way

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ANLK4 TIL the sensitivity of a computer mouse is measured in "mickeys-per-inch".
d8A98 TIL the camera film for the famous "Tank man of Tiananmen square" photo was hidden in a toilet while Chinese police searched the photographer's hotel room
oByOr TIL that legendary crime fighter Eliot Ness was promised by Al Capone that $2,000 would be on his desk every Monday morning if he turned a blind eye to his gang's bootlegging activities ( $33,000 a week in 2018 adjusting for inflation). Ness refused the bribe, was penniless when he died in 1957.
5VY1n TIL on the JH-7 fighter jet's maiden flight (12/07/1988), its engines started vibrating so wildly that by the time it reached the airfield, none of its instruments worked anymore since their connections to the panel had all shaken loose. Nonetheless, the pilot managed to land the prototype safely.
b6ZkZ TIL King Charles & Prince William always travel in separate planes in case there is a crash, one needs to survive.