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TIL that Sun isn't center of the solar system and actually orbits the real center - all objects in our system (especially Jupiter) influence the barycenter which planets and sun orbits.

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0bgM TIL in terms of health, rich Americans are no better off than poor Britons.
66XQ TIL that Sean Connery was offered to play in Manchester United, but chose to decline it and move on to the film industry.
8akaa TIL home AC power lines and outlets can carry Ethernet signals.
Jg7j TIL Bowhead Whales can live up to 200 years old, and a recently killed specimen still had a harpoon in its body, thought to be from 1890.
ONM4 TIL Military service dogs always outrank their handler. This is out of respect and to prevent abuse of the dogs as the handler would be subject to severe disciplinary action for abusing a higher ranking officer.