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TIL that Mercury is the closest planet to Earth and to every other planet in the solar system most of the time.

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WkKw9 TIL there was land bridge between India and Sri Lanka you could pass on foot 600 years ago
bNP0 TIL the Aston Martin Vulcan can produce more than it’s own body weight in downforce, theoretically allowing it to drive upside down on a ceiling
VK14 TIL that taking into account all the conflict related deaths since 2007, the Arab-Israeli conflict has had less than 55,000 deaths from all sides combined since 1950. Making it one of the longest and least deadliest ongoing conflicts in human history.
vPpY7 TIL sharks existed before trees
ANWVl TIL in 1965, a young Kris Kristofferson swept floors at Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville. There, he met June Carter and asked her to give Johnny Cash a tape of his. She complied. After weeks of no reply, Kris landed a helicopter in Johnny’s front yard, gaining his full attention.