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TIL that torpedoes (the weapons) are named after torpedo rays (the fish), not the other way around

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69y1J TIL that duels are legal in Washington and Texas
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7ZRZ TIL that b/c of universe’s increasing expansion rate, the gulf between all other stars and the Earth will eventually be so vast that stellar light, even at its greatest speed, will not be able to reach us, leaving our night sky in pure empty blackness.