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TIL that the Chicxulub asteroid sent pieces of Earth as far as Jupiter’s moons.

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W7RKA TIL that as of 2015, Garfield is the world's most widely syndicated comic strip, appearing in about 2,570 publications in 80 countries at its peak in 2001. Despite the decline of newspapers in recent years, it's estimated that the cartoon is still read by about 200 million people.
KYZnw TIL that Gov George Wallace of Alabama’s wife had cancer, but she didn’t know because he didn’t tell her. Doctors back then only told the husband.
OoBxY TIL in Japanese, the term for somebody who dual wields swords is “ryoutoutsukai”, "two sword user", which is also a term for bisexuality.
ZdER Today I learned that golf courses have 18 holes, because The Old Course at St. Andrews changed to that in 1764, and others followed suit.
jNbej Today I learned an Adze is a sideways Axe