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TIL That there are grapes that taste like cotton candy!

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nvnY TIL Mark Twain was born during a visit by Halley’s Comet and predicted he would die during its next visit. He wrote “here are these two unaccountable freaks; they came in together, they must go out together” He died the day after Halley’s Comet returned.
neg7W TIL according to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, the average age of first marriage for women in 2017 was 27.4 years and for men it was 29.5 years. In 1990, the average age of marriage for women was 24; in 1980 it was 22; and back in the 1950s, it was only 20.
J1W1v TIL: GPS satellites don't ever actually interact with GPS devices at all. 31 US satellites simply broadcast their position non-stop and GPS devices triangulate their own position using the location of 3 "nearby" satellites.
l601 TIL James Woods is recognised as one of the most intelligent people in the world and has an IQ of 180
N8nQ TIL - A sequel to the 1988 movie Twins, called Triplets is in the works, with Eddie Murphy slated to play opposite Schwarzenegger & DeVito.