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TIL ‘reddit’ means 'gives back’ in Latin.
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TIL Sun, Earth, and all of the planets in the solar system orbit around the barycenter of the entire solar system. It is the center of mass of every object in the solar system combined. The solar system's barycenter can range from being near the center of the sun to being outside of sun's surface.
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TIL Thomas Silverstein holds the world record for being isolated from the rest of the world. He has been in solitary confinement since 1983 and is still going.
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TIL Kangaroo and wallabies have 3 vaginas and 2 uterus.
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TIL: Max Planck's life was filled with tragedy. His wife died early, his oldest son died in WWI, his two twin daughters both died while giving birth, and lastly, his second son was executed by Nazi Germany because of his participation in the failed attempt to assassinate Hitler.
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TIL Filmmaker Wes Anderson is the great-grandson of Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs