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TIL that thanks to its 30’ deep foundation, the center of gravity of the 605’ tall Space Needle is just five feet off the ground.

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ROWj TIL of Lala the king penguin who lived in Japan with a couple in their apartment. He would walk to a local fish market by himself every day wearing a penguin backpack getting free fish.
MvXb TIL that due to time dilation its possible to travel anywhere in the galaxy within a human lifetime. A ship accelerating constantly at 1g (earth gravity) could travel to the center of the milky way and back in 40 years.
pYwP8 TIL that, by 1917, Charlie Chaplin was so internationally famous that it was reported that nine out of ten men who attended costume parties did so dressed as him.
b6Do9 TIL that the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby in 1963 was broadcast live on national television and is the first known human killing seen live on TV.
65Gm TIL that two of the moons in our solar system (Ganymede & Titan) are actually larger than the planet Mercury.