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TIL that half of all stars aren’t in a galaxy

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D1wMe TIL 2018 is the fourth year in a row Costa Rica generated more than 98% of its electricity from renewable sources. Almost no fossil fuels were used.
6EDr7 TIL that during "Hell Week", a five and a half day stretch during the training/application phase, US Navy SEAL candidates sleep only a total of four total hours during the week, run more than 200 miles and do physical training for more than 20 hours a day.
0vLM TIL that there is an area of forest in Tennessee that is used as a dead body farm to aid in forensic research.
6ExXY TIL Will Smith is the only actor to have 8 consecutive films gross over $100 million in the domestic box office, followed by Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks with 7 each.
p8QR4 TIL a person traded his way from a red paperclip to a house in fourteen transactions.