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TIL that although our Moon is the largest in comparison to its planet, it's only the 5th-largest moon in the Solar System. Both Jupiter and Saturn have moons (Ganymede and Titan) that are larger than the planet Mercury.

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nlN9 TIL in 1944 by a huge coincidence ,a crossword puzzle was printed with answers all containing D-Day operation “code names”, which sent MI-5 into a panic thinking their invasion plans had been discovered.
d4BQ TIL that Medieval monks would often complain about their jobs by writing “bitchy comments” in the margins of the manuscripts they had to copy- for example, “I am very cold,” “Oh, my hand,” and “Now I’ve written the whole thing: for Christ’s sake give me a drink.”
R74Kw TIL that Japanese researchers have created a chair that can read a person's "butt fingerprint" by registering an individual's unique contour and pressure distribution. It might one day be used in cars as an anti-theft mechanism.
awN0N TIL the sailfish is considered by scientists to be the fastest swimming marine creature in the world, though not all experts agree. This fish has been clocked travelling in excess of 68 mph.
YPXG TIL that Typhoon Longwang was was the deadliest tropical cyclone to impact China during the 2005 Pacific typhoon season, also its name makes me laugh.