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TIL Mercury is actually closer to Earth than Venus and Mars (mostly). And same applies to the sun and all planets in the Solar System.

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4ZvR TIL Speedy Gonzales was banned by Cartoon Network for being an offensive stereotype, only to be returned after mass protest by the hispanic-american community.
nWlXb TIL Los Del Rio released a Christmas version of "The Macarena"
wLpdP TIL about Myrtle the Parachicken, a chicken kept by the 10th Battalion Parachute regime on a debate if chickens could fly. She was later killed and buried in battle.
eK6n TIL Yahoo turned down the chance to buy Google for $1 million in 1997.
4knZ5 TIL Following divine visions, Saint Galgano of Siena imbedded his sword into stone in 1180, in a renunciation of war and material possessions. The sword is still there today, in the Monastery of San Galgano in Tuscany. It's believed that this story influenced the Excalibur legend in Britain.