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TIL that Abraham Lincoln's supporters called themselves 'Wide Awakes'

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wo8Do TIL that TON 618, 18.2 billion light years from Earth, is one of the largest black holes in the universe. The gas cloud that surrounds it has a diameter of at least 100 kiloparsecs(330,000 light-years), twice the size of the Milky Way.
695BZ TIL the Nigerian version of Big Brother is the most successful version in the global Big Brother franchise, with viewership of over 309 million. The 2023 season of it has its prize money at 154,989 USD, making it the one of versions with the most substantial prize money.
8aG7a TIL that since November 2nd 2000 there has been at least one person on board the International Space Station meaning this was the last date every living human was on earth at the same time
LkmpQ TIL: there was a "Penthouse Club" located at the original Walt Disney Studios that was for the studio's top talent as a reward for their hard work and loyalty. On one of the walls hung a mural featuring many topless women that was drawn in house.
D1eWY TIL Lawrence Kasdan, the writer for Return of the Jedi, favored having Luke kill Darth Vader and ruling in his place.