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TIL the “Pillars of Creation” have already been destroyed by a cosmic explosion, but the remains will not be visible to us for another 1,000 years.

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y1Vw TIL the 1972 film Deliverance caused tourism in Rabun County, Georgia to increase from the hundreds to the tens of thousands making it the number one source of revenue in the county. Rafting along the Chattooga River alone earns the county $20 million dollars a year
awPjL TIL about a Tiger tank that managed to fight off 50 T-34s
dDKmE TIL During the 20th century TV series that reached 100 episodes were generally preferred for syndication, since that meant stations could run 20 weeks of programming without repeating a story. In recent years that number has fallen to 88 episodes.
D6Rp TIL that Hayao Miyazaki only permitted an English adaptation of ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ on the condition that no part of the movie would be edited out, all names had to remain the same, the translation had to be as close to the original Japanese,& no part of the movie could be changed
woA7M TIL around 2500 BC, a 140 foot long ship was buried in pieces in a pit near the Great Pyramid. It was found in 1954 and the 1,224 fragments were assembled recently. Khufu’s Solar Boat "sailed" again in 2021 when it was moved by a special vehicle to the Grand Egyptian Museum.