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TIL That there is a cloud of alcohol with a diameter 1,000 times larger than our solar system. It’s about 10,000 light-years away in the constellation Aquila. The amount of alcohol present in the cloud could serve up to 400 septillion (400, followed by 24 additional zeros) drinks.

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