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TIL that the orbits of two of Saturn’s moons are only 50km apart, less than each moon’s diameter, yet they never collide, instead they switch orbit every four years.

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neO9r TIL ordinary cheap computer hard drives do not work reliably above 10,000ft in altitude, because they require a cushion of dense air for the magnetic head to float on. Without that air density, the head will scratch the disk. People who live above 10,000ft must buy special hard drives.
GYAO1 TIL there are no Starbucks in Italy
pPaG TIL the reason airplane bathrooms still have ashtrays is because of an FAA decision that some people will still smoke on an airplane even though it’s not allowed, and when they do there needs to be a safe place to put their cigarette butt.
R7bPa TIL the phenomenon where you see faces in things (i.e. "The Man On The Moon" or cars) is called Pareidolia
neNQo TIL that up until the late 1960s, all 250,000 bagels made daily in NYC were handmade by just 350 artisans who were members of the NYC Bagel Union