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TIL it may be possible to colonize the three farthest gas giants with floating cities in their atmospheres.

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DXeV TIL in Star Wars, the Sith were originally red-skinned humanoids that lived on a planet the dark-side using Jedi were exiled to. Using the Force, they became worshiped by the natives, and became a “Dark Lord of the Sith.”
LQ1pd TIL that the inventor of leaded gasoline knew there were viable alternatives to prevent engine knock at a similar cost, but they couldn't be patented like tetraethyl lead could.
ZEYo TIL that on average, Hitler’s name appears in the Congressional Record 7.7 times per month.
erKb TIL a Japanese high schooler struck out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx back-to-back. Rejecting an offer from manager Connie Mack, he went on to pitch three no-hitters in the Japanese league before being killed in WW2.
LQrd9 TIL: King Edward VII commissioned a custom "chair" that let him "pleasure" multiple women simultaneously. Three were made, with one "original" and the two others being replicas, one of which is housed in a museum for sex devices.