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TIL winds of up 8,700 km/h (5,400 mph) have been measured on the exoplanet HD 189733

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ADLmd TIL the Wii U actually didn't have that bad a launch, despite overall sales figures. In fact, on Dec. 31st, 2012, Nintendo announced that it had sold 3.06 million units worldwide with 11.69 million software units sold.
8Yja TIL Google’s tagline was “don’t be evil” until 2015, when corporate restructuring changed it to “do the right thing.”
KYYdE TIL that American Actor Peter Weller (Robocop) has a PhD in Italian Renaissance Art
y6DM TIL in 1991, a high profile court case forced the British Government to clearly define the difference between a cake a biscuit. In the end the Government published an official ruling that a cake is defined by its propensity to harden over time, whereas a biscuit has a propensity to soften.
krP7 TIL there was a private prison that fed vegan meals, gave Bible studies, offered job training, anger management, etc. where violence dramatically decreased and inmates of all races associated with each other, where only 2% were rearrested, when the state of California had a rearrest rate of 95%.