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TIL Every second of every day, the sun converts 700 million tons of hydrogen into 695 million tons of helium. The other 5 million tons becomes energy. Every second.

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kR77 TIL of the Cagayan Battles of 1582 in the Philippines, the only recorded battle between European infantry and samurai. Conquistadors vs Samurai.
mxYME TIL Of The Boltzmann Brain. The idea that one day in the infinite age of the universe, a self aware entity will be created by thermal fluctuations that occur randomly in the universe.
BRDx TIL The US consumes 99% of Vicodin in the world.
QGNE TIL Lemmings don’t really commit mass suicide; that perception was created by a Walt Disney produced doc where the crew pushed lemmings off a cliff
dD5lQ TIL the pilot episode of Star Trek Voyager was one of the most expensive television episodes ever produced, costing $23 million