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TIL with a hypothetical "Constant Acceleration" spaceship traveling at 1G you could travel the diameter of the Milky Way (105,000 Light-years) in a short 12 year journey.

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J4Al TIL in 1985 Switzerland accidently bombed Liechtenstein during a drill. In 1992 they accidently ‘invaded’ their neighbor while setting up an observation post. In 2007 Swiss soldiers lost their way and crossed the border. A spokesman of Liechtenstein simply said “No problem, these things happen”.
RZL1 TIL the southern copperhead (a snake) has a protein in its venom called “contortrostatin” that stops the growth of cancer cells and tumors in mice
YpK1G TIL that in Alien Breed if you type the cheat code "Stevie Wonder" , the screen goes completely black.
nWGjB TIL that Nobel Prize-winning physicist Robert Schrieffer (of superconducting BCS theory fame) was sentenced to two years in prison for vehicular manslaughter, when he fell asleep behind the wheel of his sports car going over 100 mph
xVdb TIL: The US has a higher poverty rate than Vietnam