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TIL that the entire astroid belt combined is roughly 3% of the mass of the Moon. 60% of the asteroid belt's mass is contained within four objects: Ceres, Vesta, Pallas, and Hygiea.

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mY1v TIL that suicide is the leading cause of death for people under 30 in Japan.
oBXVr TIL the oldest known flag in the United States is the “Bedford Flag” it shows an armored arm grasping a sword with the motto “conquer or die” it was used by the Minutemen at Lexington
pY4lb TIL the whole Mars is as cold as the South Pole.
M7g5b TIL Rocky Marciano boxed and defeated Harry Haft, who used to fight people to the death at Auschwitz.
7r0o7 TIL that a TV movie about nuclear war called The Day After (1983), starring Steve Guttenberg and Jon Lithgow, may have prevented nuclear war. When Ronald Reagan wrote about it he said it left him "greatly depressed". This lead to the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in 1987.