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TIL that whenever we look at the night sky we are looking at our past , most of the stars we see are not really there ,they are long gone but because of the distance the light takes a long time to travel that it still shows its past state.

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DQ4Zg TIL: On July 23, 2013 Matt Dyer a lawyer from Maine was mauled by a polar bear on a hiking trip in Torngat Mountains National Park and luckily survived. Despite all that, a year later Dyer was back at the location of the attack.
D1Zbp TIL 6 nuclear weapons COMPLETELY VANISHED between 1950 and 1968
m1ZpY TIL Monty Python reunion shows typically included an urn said to contain the ashes of Graham Chapman. During one such show in 1998, the urn was "accidentally" knocked over by Terry Gilliam, spilling the ashes on stage, which were then vacuumed up with a DustBuster.
695D8 TIL that Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi had a homicidal urge (usually by dismemberment) every time he was drunk, so his prime minister set up a supply of condemned prisoners to the palace. If a prisoner could survive three months without being killed, he would be set free.
DQOXP TIL the state of Rhode Island had no constitution until 1843, instead relying upon the original Royal Charter from King Charles II. Because of a second constitutional convention in 1984, the charter remains the longest serving government of the state at 180 years.