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TIL that Ganymede, the largest moon in our Solar System, is the only known moon that has a magnetic field.

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b77N TIL that people subconsciously use the words “um” and “ah” when hesitating because they are neutral vowel sounds that maintain the flow of conversation by indicating to the listener that the speaker is continuing a thought and will continue to speak.
KXYB TIL Tom cruise threatened Tom Kruse, the inventor of the Hoveround over the usage of his name.
yrbV TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger refused to star in Terminator 3 because James Cameron wasn’t directing. Cameron told Schwarzenegger to just do the film and ask for “nothing less than $30 million.”