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TIL that the number of planets in the observable universe outnumber the sum of all sounds, words, and noises uttered by every human who has ever lived.

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ne5o9 TIL that 60 of the numbers 1-99 are trademarked by various people and companies.
QNLB6 TIL, after the death of 27-year-old physicist Henry Moseley at Gallipoli (WWI, 1915), the British Government placed a ban on other scientists of repute serving in front-line roles. Ernest Rutherford believed that Moseley's work would have earned him the Nobel Prize.
Z8Ev TIL: Ancient Spartans bathed baby boys in red wine, an experience so traumatic that many babies died from the stress and pain.
MeEW7 TIL that the kangaroo rat does not need to drink water to survive. Instead, they rely heavily on the water metabolized from the seeds they eat.
e0XG6 TIL a review found 80% of Chinese clinical drug trials fraudulent. They found examples of fabricated and altered data with adverse effects withheld. In one example, the validity of data was questioned when they discovered a researcher responsible for recording it wasn't employed at the time.