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TIL Steller’s sea cows were massive, docile animals that were exterminated less than 30 years after the species was first discovered.

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oB16E TIL neutron star PSR J1748-2446 is the fastest spinning celestial object in the universe. The star rotates 716 times every second, so its equator moves at about 25% the speed of light. It is also 50 trillion times the density of lead and has a magnetic field a trillion times stronger than the Sun’s.
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