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R7l0l TIL St. Patrick was not Irish at all, but a spoiled and rebellious young Roman citizen living a life of luxury in fifth-century Britain when he was suddenly kidnapped from his family’s estate as a teenager and sold into slavery across the sea in Ireland.
d8pWd TIL Kepler-22b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the sun-like star Kepler-22. Located about 587 light-years from Earth, it's in the constellation of Cygnus. Discovered in Dec. 2011, it was the first known transiting planet to orbit within the habitable zone, meaning we could survive there...
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8QPP TIL That Vanguard 1, America’s 2nd successful satellite launch is the oldest man-made object in space.
xbN1 TIL that John Cazale (Fredo Corleone from “The Godfather”) appeared in only five films during his lifetime. All five were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Three of them won.