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TIL that our solar system is not a solar system. It's a planetary system NAMED the solar system. The name comes from our sun.

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DkbD TIL of Ainu, a critically endangered language in Japan with only ten native speakers.
wPEM TIL there is a unit called the “Manhatten distance” (or city block distance), describing the distance of two points when you, rather than measuring the direct linear connection, sum up the length of the left/right and the up/down movement, as if you walk along blocks in a big city.
LXwv TIL Jason Alexander designed his hairpiece to make it look like he was balding
wLR8W TIL learned about "Ether Frolics" A social gathering in the early 19th Century where partygoers would congregate to sniff ether. It was cheaper than alcohol and easier to come by than nitrous oxide, another favorite.
5NJP TIL that for filming of 28 Days Later, rather than film in a studio or use CGI, shots of abandoned streets of London were filmed just after dawn on location.