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TIL that Gandhi was extremely misogynistic

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4kNEJ TIL The center of mass for the Earth and the Moon is 4,671 km (2,902 mi) from Earth's center (deep underground). In contrast the center of mass for the Sun and Jupiter is just outside of the Sun.
W7Dd TIL certain acronyms such as KIGY (Klansman I greet you), AKIA (a Klansman I am) and AYAK (Are you a Klansman) allow Ku Klux Klan members to secretly affiliate with and identify other KKK members.
W75YY TIL that 5 basketball players were suspended by the NCAA because they had appeared in the movie "Hoosiers". They were suspended for 3 days and ordered to return the money that they had been paid.
ADOnl TIL NASA is using automated computer design which uses evolutionary algorithm that mimics Darwinian evolution to design antenna for radio communication which produces unusual looking but very high efficiency antennas called Evolved Antenna
YpnQW TIL of "knocker-uppers" a profession with the sole purpose of waking people up in the morning, later to become obsolete by alarm clocks.