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TIL that 50% of the fuel needed to get to Mars is required just to get out of low Earth orbit.

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b6OJ9 TIL Alexander Hamilton supported the Haitian Revolution and helped shape the constitution of Haiti
6lEw TIL Brain scans show compulsive gamers have hyperconnected neural networks. One researcher said: “Hyperconnectivity between these brain networks could lead to a more robust ability to direct attention toward targets, and to recognize novel information in the environment.”
rRZl1 TIL that The Beach Boys made it up. There is no place called Kokomo off the Florida Keys.
78AQZ TIL of the Isochrone Curve - a shape with unique properties. If you drop two balls along the curve at different points, they will reach the midpoint at exactly the same time.
KKv6 TIL Chrysler offered Bruce Springsteen $12 million to use “Born in the U.S.A.” in an ad campaign. Springsteen turned them down and has still never let his music be used to sell products.