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TIL that a comet's tail points away from the sun, and don't indicate the direction it's moving

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QoNM TIL that one of the world’s best-selling artists, Enya had sold over 100 million albums, but had never went on tour.
Z8pxo TIL Don Henley called paramedics to his home on November 21, 1980, where a 16-year-old girl was found naked and claiming she had overdosed on quaaludes and cocaine. Henley got away with only a contributing to the delinquency of a minor charge and a $2,500 fine.
yVvnl TIL that a solar storm in 1859 was so powerful that it caused telegraph lines to catch fire, and people could read newspapers at night by the aurora borealis.
05R5 TIL that under Hitler, wage-earners’ health care became unlimited, and maternity leave was extended to twelve fully paid weeks with job protection.
WMv9 TIL that grapefruit can interact with at least 85 different prescription drugs, increasing their concentration in blood, causing the potential for an overdose