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TIL the sun’s tide-generating force is about half that of the moon (Thurman, H.V., 1994).

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b119 TIL of Xenophon Zolotas, a former Greek Prime Minister who would give speeches in English only using words of Greek origin.
oBe9W TIL: The world champion US Women's Soccer team lost 5-2 to a 13 and 14 year-old boy's team
0w9X1 TIL there's a light bulb that has been burning since 1901. Many like it still exist and can be found working. It has been cited as evidence for the existence of planned obsolescence in later-produced light bulbs. There is a livestream of it. Ironically, two cameras have already died while streaming.
AYJB TIL Starbucks has a secret drink menu with over 25 different drink options
EWNo TIL: of Willem Arondeus, a Homosexual Dutch anti-Nazi fighter who bombed the Amsterdam Public Records Office to hinder the Nazi identification of Jews. He was arrested & executed. His last words were, “Let it be known that homosexuals are not cowards.”