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TIL that planets don't orbit the centre of the Sun. They orbit the Solar System's centre of mass (Barycenter).

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NZjJ TIL that, due to its isolation, a third of the plant life on the island of Socotra (Yemen) is found nowhere else on the planet. It has been described as “most alien-looking place on Earth”.
KOElJ TIL of the 870 million firearms in the world, 100 million are AK 47's
E116W TIL Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan is the oldest hotel in the world, having been continuously operated for 52 familial generations since 705 AD (over 1,300 years).
O8Oa TIL A couple named their child Dovahkiin (Dragonborn) and received a lifetime of free Bethesda games
VdVm TIL: The educated middle class are now considered the working poor