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TIL that photons created in the center of the sun take a few thousand years to a few million to reach the surface of the sun and then only 8 minutes to reach Earth as light.

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69Ge8 TIL Hungarian engineers strapped two MiG 21 engines to a soviet tank to put out oil well fires. This monster pumps out about 13,200 gallons of water per minute.
kJ8A7 TIL Jimmy Carter doesn't qualify for federal health benefits because he only worked for the government for 4 years not the required 5
woD11 TIL that Las Vegas was officially founded in 1905 by a group of developers seeking to build a railroad stop in the desert between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. The city's name is derived from the Spanish word “vegas,” meaning meadows, and it was originally intended as a green oasis in the desert.
5YZ6P TIL that In 1794 London an 18 year old student created a trove of 'discovered' original Shakespeare papers. Deed's, contracts, letters, poetry, and even a play that held much of London fooled for a year and a half.
j5ea TIL that a 10+ hour film version of Dune was almost produced with Salvador Dali as the Emperor, with art by HR Giger and music by Pink Floyd