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TIL the Sun accounts for 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System

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jNKDa TIL that the jolly fat person that people generally associate with Buddha is actually a different person - a Buddhist monk named Budai. Buddha himself is not usually depicted as fat.
QNJLM TIL The infamous sound German JU-87 dive bombers made while in a dive is due to a siren installed on the plane, and not just the sound of the plane diving on a bomb run.
v1OJ4 TIL that $1 coins exists but have not gained popularity due to it weighing more than a $1 bill. Adoption would save taxpayers $4.4 billion due to its durability over paper/cotton bills.
grOk8 TIL that a dump truck caused a New York City elevated freeway to collapse in 1973. The truck was found to have been 9 tons overloaded and the company operating it was blamed. The contract to clean up the results of the failure was subsequently awarded to the same company.
PYDnV TIL Increased Body Mass Index improves vocal quality.