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TIL Kepler-22b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the sun-like star Kepler-22. Located about 587 light-years from Earth, it's in the constellation of Cygnus. Discovered in Dec. 2011, it was the first known transiting planet to orbit within the habitable zone, meaning we could survive there...

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7rJRx TIL that Czech doctors successfully delivered a baby girl 117 days after her mother had suffered a severe stroke and became brain dead. After delivery, they disconnected the mother’s life support.
gMmGA TIL of the actions of Bob Hawke and Michel Rocard. Because of them, Antarctica has been protected from all drilling and mining since 1991. This protection banned these practices for fifty years, establishing Antarctica as a "natural reserve, devoted to peace and science."
b9OBN TIL that Robert Downey Jr is an avid practitioner of Wing Chun, which he attributes to helping him maintain his sobriety
x9Qk TIL After 21 years of guitar playing, jazz guitarist Pat Martino had a brain aneurysm that left him without the ability to play guitar. He taught himself how to to play again by listening to his old recordings.
0d61p TIL that heavy water tastes sweet