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TIL about GRB 080319B: a gamma ray burst that is the most intrinsically bright object ever observed by humans in the universe and farthest object observable with the naked eye. It would be 21 quadrillion times brighter than the sun.

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mxQRY TIL that the story of"Cinderella" is a folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world. The story of Rhodopis, recounted by the Greek geographer Strabo sometime between around 7 BC and AD 23, is usually considered to be the earliest known variant of the Cinderella story
NR5M TIL about ablaut reduplication, an unwritten rule in the english language stating that, “if there are three words then the order must go I, A, O. If there are two words then the 1st is I and the 2nd is either A or O.” It is the reason we say tick-tock, not tock-tick, ding-dong not dong-ding etc.
0wJvy TIL The Falkland Islands minefields have become a large nature reserve for Penguins, who aren't heavy enough to detonate them.
Oo8D7 TIL when dogs sleep their paws heat up, triggering more bacteria activity, causing their paws to smell like corn chips.
Y7xYA TIL Hugh Hefner once played Willy Wonka by hiding “golden tickets” in 10 copies of Playboy magazine where the finder gets invited to party at the Mansion