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TIL that Venus rotates so slowly, you can keep the sunset in the same place and watch sunset forever just by walking.

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AD9el TIL that Ahmed Best, voice actor for Jar Jar Binks, became suicidal after the massive societal backlash against the character he played.
4Npg TIL that in 1952 Albert Einstein was offered the Presidency of the State of Israel. He declined, saying that as a scientist trained to deal with objective facts, he lacked the aptitude and experience to deal with people.
VMe9m TIL about Yemen's Well of Barhout, known as the "Well of Hell", which is 100 feet wide and 328-820 feet deep. Foul smells emanate from the well, and folklore says it served as a prison for demons.
gMpXD TIL "nitrate free" labeled cured meats often use celery juice, which is naturally high in nitrates
6Ebj8 TIL The first time evidence of an exoplanet was found was in 1917, but the first exoplanet wasn't confirmed until 1992. Astronomers have now discovered 4200+ exoplanets in 3100+ star systems.