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TIL that the core of the sun has a energy density comparable to the heat produced by a compost pile

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Z898B TIL of the 'Tamworth Two', a pair of pigs that escaped from a truck headed for a slaughterhouse in England. They were on the run for a week before they were eventually caught. The Daily Mail newspaper bought the pigs, which were then sent to an animal sanctuary to live out their lives
PPBE TIL due to the additional weight of the added lifeboats after the Titanic disaster, the already unstable Eastland capsized in port killing 844 people.
W7ELB TIL: At the second Tour de France, the first four finishers were disqualified because they took the train
0dmY1 TIL According to American flag etiquette worn out flags should be destroyed in a dignified manner, preferably by burning.
N7Q1 TIL there’s a company that invented the retractable syringe to prevent AIDS and offers to sell it at a equal price to consumers. Yet they’re over shadowed by a billion dollar company “BD”.