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TIL Supermassive Black Holes in the centers of galaxies can be 11 times bigger than Neptune’s entire orbit, and spin at almost the speed of light.

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rR8QM TIL that the International Olympic Committee banned South Africa from competing from Tokyo 1964 to Barcelona 1992 due to the South African government’s policy of apartheid.
N7paQ TIL Pikachu's name is mix of the Japanese for sparkle, pikapika, and the sound of squeaking, which is chūchū. So Pikachu's name means "Sparkle-squeak"
VbeZ TIL fedoras were originally a fashionable piece of clothing for women’s rights activists
KNEa TIL The top of the Eiffel Tower leans away from the sun, as the metal facing the sun heats up and expands. It can move as much as 18cm.
69Q0Z TIL that having a bad boss makes you more likely to be one, yourself.