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TIL that time cannot be measured by any clock. Watches do not have a single component that is affected by time.

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P1nPw TIL that King James VI of Scotland and I of England (1566–1625) enjoyed the company of handsome young men, shared his bed with his favourites and was often passionate in his expressions of love for them. He railed fiercely against sodomy.
J16bm TIL that in the United Kingdom, there is a section of a river called the Strid. It seems unassuming at hardly six feet wide, but at certain points the Strid reaches over 200 feet in depth. Air bubbles lowering the water's average density, you would sink like a rock into the violent currents below.
0wBKy TIL when Saint Philip Neri's body was examined after he died, two of his ribs were found broken; this was attributed at the time to a miraculous expansion of his heart while praying. However, Pope Benedict XIV later stated that Philip's enlarged heart was actually caused by an aneurism.
vPX9B TIL about the star named “The Random Transiter”, considered one of the most mysterious stars in the galaxy, as it has 28 equal planet sized objects orbiting it in random ways
X0pMR TIL in Superman, it was such a struggle to cast the superhero, the producer's wife's dentist was given a screen test.