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TIL that the billions of galaxies we can see may only represent about 3% of total number out there

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6EPew TIL that there was a successful chess-playing machine called "The Turk" constructed in late 18th century. Its secret, a chess master inside, wasn't revealed for almost a century.
5W6B TIL that due to an obscure subculture, there are more restored 1950s American cars in Sweden than in the entire USA
grlOW TIL that the deepest place on Earth is the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. It’s 36,201 feet (11,034m) deep. That’s almost seven miles! it is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth.
KY9kB TIL Thai surnames are often very long because by law they are required to be unique to one family.
9wWdX TIL that regular soap doesn't kill germs and bacteria, soap "traps" them on your skin and allows them to be "rinsed" off