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TIL the tail of a comet can reach 1 million km long

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neYW7 TIL In 2018, American missionary John Chau illegally contacted the Sentinelese to preach Christianity, believing their island to be Satan's last stronghold, resulting in his death.
NlM8 TIL A man who survived the sinking of a ship in 1871 was finally able to overcome his fears and decided to sail again in 1911: he died in the sinking of the Titanic.
Y7DaB TIL that ambergris (whale poop) has been used in perfumes for centuries including today's popular Chanel No. 5
5g7n TIL with over $8.5 billion worldwide film earnings, Tom Hanks is the highest all-time box office star.
GYX6J TIL of the Roman senator Lucius Licinius Crassus, who held a funeral for his pet eel. When another senator ridiculed him for this, he replied: "did you not bury three wives and not shed a tear?"