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TIL astronauts use liquid salt and pepper because the normal type would just float away and be a safety hazard.

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4Xwlo Til that 2020 is the end of the decade instead of 2019 because the Gregorian calendar starts at 1, and there is no year zero.
kOnD4 TIL that it can take a photon 40,000 years to reach the surface of the sun from the core, but only 8 minutes to travel to earth.
QJ6Wp TIL that because of genetic limitations, roses cannot be blue.
d8kWj TIL That McDonald's in Hawaii are the only US locations that still serve the original fried apple pies.
6o4X TIL when the Emperor Nero began to go nuts, he would stage long singing performances wherein the audience would not be allowed to leave. Women gave birth during these performances and men would fake their deaths in the hopes of being carried out just so they could get away.