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KYgd4 TIL that the observable universe is a spherical region of space that contains all matter that can be observed from Earth at the present time, and that its radius is about 46.5 billion light-years
WNMY TIL B.B King saved his Guitar from a burning building caused by a fight between two men. The men were fighting over a lady named Lucille and B.B King named his guitar after her as a reminder to never fight over a woman or run into burning buildings.
R5Me7 TIL Ancient Human populations living in the Indian subcontinent had a taller average height than modern humans living in the wealthiest developed countries
LwLm TIL that the reason for Yogi Bear’s collar is that it allowed animators to keep his body static, redrawing only his head in each frame when he spoke — a method that reduced the number of drawings needed for a seven-minute cartoon from around 14,000 to around 2,000
4kVKR TIL that the Water Speed Record is one of the world's most dangerous competitions. Of the thirteen people who have attempted it since 1930, seven have died. The record is 317.59 mph, set by Ken Warby in 1978.