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TIL that E.T. is from the Star Wars Universe

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j7Mv TIL that Sweden hosts the world’s largest scale model of the Solar System, based around the Ericsson Globe arena in central Stockholm, which acts as the ‘Sun’.
jJYR TIL Former French President, Félix Faure, died at age 59 from a massive stroke while making love to his mistress. French newspapers and political leaders spread rumors of his death including that his “stiff hands were entangled in her hair” and that he had to be surgically separated from her.
oBxdo TIL that the sea level is rising everywhere in the world, except along the coasts of Finland and Sweden. But even though the sea is still rising here, it’s just that the land is rising faster
WbL9 TIL: That hitting the ball around (and not over) the net in tennis is a completely legal move.
R5DJ7 TIL the U.S. Navy used side paddle wheel aircraft carriers during WWII.