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TIL Pilots have a better return for the cost of their education than doctors or lawyers

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QYlM TIL when Han Solo said he did the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs he was not trying to describe how fast his ship was going. Instead he was bragging that he had done a shorter route of the Kessel Run. He did this by going closer to a black hole than most dared to go.
BgdyK TIL that due to The Beatles retiring from live performances in 1966, some of their most iconic albums, including Sgt Pepper and the White Album, were never played live
KO4wJ TIL of Dennis Tito, the first space tourist. He paid $20 million in 2001 to spend 7 days, 22 hours, and 4 minutes in space.
ZgD4 TIL Chris Pratt is that guy in ‘Wanted’ who gets hit by a keyboard and the flying keys/tooth spell “Fuck you”
0wENM TIL a rare 400-year-old shimpaku tree, which was due to be entered in a Japanese beauty competition, was stolen from a roughly 5,000 hectare park run by a fifth generation bonsai master whose family practice dates back to the Edo period (1603-1868)