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TIL the Star Wars planet Tatooine was named after an extant Tunisian city named Tataouine

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5V5Jn TIL Your Average Fit Human Can Outrun a Deer. Deer sprint; Humans can run a marathon
okoY TIL that during the Cold War, Chairman Mao held meetings in his swimming pool to embarrass Nikola Khrushchev, who had to wear a floatie as he couldn’t swim. Khrushchev felt insulted and the incident furthered the deterioration of relations between the Soviet Union and China.
awpbM TIL lemons are believed to be an ancient hybrid of three natural citrus fruits: the citron, pomelo, and mandarin orange.
b6X00 TIL that the scientific name (Genus and species) for the Boa Constrictor is Boa constrictor.
YdRP TIL of NASA’s sound suppression system which soaks the launch pad with 300,000 gallons of water, reducing acoustical levels within the orbiter payload bay to about 142 decibels.