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TIL the speed of light is not relative, it's exactly the same relative to everything else

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wOo1 TIL Due to widespread news coverage of the JFK assassination, the BBC figured a lot of people missed the airing of the first ever episode of Doctor Who. Consequently, they re-aired it one week later.
grXQ7 TIL quinoa, sunflowers, acai, avocado, chili peppers, papaya, passionfruit, bell pepper, pineapple, squash/pumpkin, pecan, vanilla, allspice, chocolate, kidney/green/lima bean, peanut, cassava, sweet potato, potato, agave, tobacco, sassafras (root beer), and maple syrup are all Native American foods
9wlvB TIL whale milk is the consistency of toothpaste and they have inverted nipples inside mammary slits. When the calf nudges the slits, the mother pokes out her nipple and squirts the milk into baby’s mouth.
ANM4a TIL that Admiral Spruance and Vice Admiral Mitscher were forbidden from attending the signing of the Japanese surrender at the end of WW2 because Nimitz was worried a spiteful final kamikaze might wipe out the entire Allied Pacific Command
Oo9og TIL about Carlos Kaiser, who managed to have a nearly 20-year career as a professional football (soccer) player despite rarely playing and never scoring. He faked injuries or got himself ejected to avoid having to play but still became a fan favorite. “Life,” he said, “is marketing.”