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TIL If the largest star in the Galaxy was placed at the center of our Solar System, its surface would extend beyond the orbit of Jupiter.

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E1JQp TIL That Genghis Khan's Tomb Has Never Been Found, Because He Chose To Be Buried In Secret. That Doesn't Mean That People Have Given Up Though. The Latest Idea Is To Find It From Space.
k884 TIL During the Middle Ages the Church tolerated prostitution because it helped to prevent rape, sodomy, and masturbation, which it saw as worse
X0E48 TIL 250 people in the US have cryogenically preserved their bodies to be revived later.
0waxL TIL: Hollywood only has 4% market share in India, compared to overwhelming dominance in other Asian countries like Japan ,South Korea and China.
0wOa1 TIL about Yolanda Saldivar, a nurse who quit her job to become Tejana music star Selena's fan club president in San Antonio, then proceeded to embezzle thousands from her. She shot the singer dead in 1995 after being confronted for her actions.