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TIL that the tallest possible mountains on a neutron star can only be about 5mm tall due to their gravity.

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4XK5N TIL after President Harry S. Truman was rejected from West Point due to his poor eyesight (20/50 in the right eye and a legally-blind 20/400 in the left) he was able to pass the test and join the Missouri National Guard by memorizing the eye chart.
x6ry0 TIL that First Lady of the United States does not have to be the President’s wife and other women have held the title when the President was a widower or single. Most commonly a daughter, niece, or sister of the President.
5V0ER TIL that some Catholic priest pedos DO face justice within the US
neg1G TIL that people used to clean their clothes with gasoline. Requiring PSA’s warning people against it.
OPeg TIL Richard McNair escaped 3 times from 3 different prisons. Hours after his third escape this time by mailing himself out in a crate, he was stopped by police. He managed to convince them he was out jogging and in town to help on a post-Katrina roofing project. (Video in comments)