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TIL raindrops on Saturn's largest moon, Titan (the only other known world with seasonal rainfall) would be twice as big as raindrops on Earth and would fall as slow as snowflakes. Also, they're made of liquid methane, not water.

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X09xP TIL that on January 6th, 1853, a tragic train derailment killed the 11-year-old son of Franklin Pierce, who was President-Elect of the United States at the time. His wife believed that the accident was God punishing them because Pierce ran for president against her wishes.
ADkPw TIL that Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes, has steadfastly refused to license the characters for any other reason than publishing. This included turning down an offer from Pixar for a Calvin and Hobbes film.
DJEp TIL that despite 3 different scientists returning a negative paternity test, Charlie Chaplin was forced to pay child support for 21 years because of a Jury decision of 11-1 that yes, he was the father.
D10kj TIL Jay Leno has never spent a penny of his “The Tonight Show” income. He has always worked two jobs and spent the lesser of the two incomes. To date, he has saved every penny from his time as a host. He owns all his cars and buildings and bought them with his secondary income.
0dNKA TIL that the hit song ‘It Must Have Been Love’ performed by Roxette was originally released as a Christmas song in 1987. The song was slightly re-edited in 1990 for the ‘Pretty Woman’ soundtrack and all Christmas references from the song were removed.