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TIL that Danielle Steel has sold over 600 million copies, outselling such iconic authors such as Stephen King and J.K. Rowling

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4ANR TIL: Since 1969, the United States has only had a balanced budget five times, four of which happened during the last four years of the Clinton administration.
ne67P TIL that Julian Lennon, John Lennon's first son, was the inspiration for the song 'Hey Jude'. Paul McCartney wrote the song (originally called 'Hey Jules) as a way to comfort Julian after his parents divorced.
77AO TIL A Mars mission would expose astronauts to radiation levels equivalent to receiving a whole-body CT scan every five or six days and increase their risk of cancer by 5.5%; NASA scientists consider this the “elephant in the room” with regard to any deep space missions
yVZZe TIL of tyromancy, the practice of telling fortunes with cheese
7m6r TIL of “Fritz the Cat,” a 1972 adult animated feature that was the first to ever receive an X rating and became the highest grossing independent animated feature of all time.