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TIL that an object's "Escape Velocity" (from any body of mass) is the same as the speed at which it would hit the ground if it were dropped from infinity (without external influence)

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RAo8 TIL Alan Alda is the only actor to appear in all 251 episodes of the long-running series MAS*H. He commuted from Los Angeles to his home in New Jersey, where his wife and daughters lived, every weekend for the 11-year-run of the show, because he didn’t know how long the show would last.
J1P54 TIL That the Largest Denomination of U.S. Currency Was the $100,000 Bill
rRQvd TIL During the cremation process of a 500 pound body, the corpse was so obese that it set the crematorium on fire.
rw40 TIL wasps have complete voluntary control over the sex of their offspring.
e06pJ TIL The Sylacauga Meteorite is the first and only documented extraterrestrial object to have injured a human being. 34 year-old Ann Hodges was napping when the meteorite struck her, leaving her badly bruised.