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TIL about the Richat Structure, "Eye of the World" in the Sahara desert

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vPL0R TIL that during the 1984–85 season, Gillingham F.C. finished fourth in the Third Division, missing promotion by just one place, despite a strong start and a standout performance from top goalscorer Tony Cascarino, who netted 20 goals across all competitions.
Z8Mwp TIL the saying “when one door closes, another opens" is a Alexander Graham Bell quote which he then followed by saying "but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.”
a8gmL TIL Limp Bizkit was the last band to perform on the world trade centre, in September 2000, with their music video "Rolling".
a84o0 TIL Pluto is so far from Earth that it takes light 5.5 hours to travel from our planet to the other. The average distance between Earth and Pluto is same as the average distance of Pluto from the Sun, so light takes the same amount of time to travel between either.
AYg TIL that labiaplasty, or in layman’s terms “Vaginal Plastic Surgery,” is the most rapidly growing type of plastic surgery.