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TIL that if one astronomical unit (roughly the average distance between the Earth and the Sun) were scaled to equal one inch, then one light-year would be almost exactly one mile (within a few feet).

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b64Q7 TIL Tom Baker and Lalla Ward were married at the time they played they Fourth Doctor and Romana 2 respectively on Doctor Who
WPXA TIL When Salmon P. Chase served as Secretary of the Treasury under Lincoln, he put his own face on the $1 bill so people would recognize him and further his political career.
nWVyo TIL that ants can grow their own food, keep livestock, teach their younglings, bury their dead, wage wars, medevac and care for their injured, keep slaves and build massive cities and supercolonies spanning several continents
j6gwM TIL Schwarzenegger tricked Stallone into starring in “Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot”
DQggY TIL the embalmed head of moral philosopher Jeremy Bentham was kidnapped in 1975 by University College London students, who demanded a £100 ransom for charity. The university offered £10. The head was returned.