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

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6E9p8 TIL Dr. Burzynski a pioneering biochemist discovered a unique way of treating cancer patients with Antineoplastons thereafter enduring an ongoing ordeal against the FDA, The Texas Medical Board, The National Cancer Institute & other federal agencies.
Br88k TIL Frank Gusenberg, a gangster who was shot 14 times in the St Valentine's Day massacre, refused to identify his killer. His last words were, "I ain't no copper."
mxVmp TIL Manoj Bhargava the creator of 5 Hour energy created the formula in 30 days, has a net worth of 4 billion and plans donate 99 percent of his wealth by creating a series of inventions to help 3rd world countries receive basic functions like water, electricity, and health.
nXBr TIL: Chicago’s nickname “The Windy City” has nothing to do with wind, but rather refers to its politicians who are “full of wind”
QJbEX TIL of Atlantropa, an engineering project that would have lowered the entire Mediterranean Sea by 660ft