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TIL the International Space Station usually sees the sun “rise” once every 90 minutes

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1aZd7 TIL there used to be a Kroger supermarket in Atlanta nicknamed "murder Kroger" due to many homicides at the location.
rNv8e TIL the drum-playing kid in Don Henley's video for "The Boys of Summer" was the bass player in Daughtry
vnQR TIL Operation Tracer was a top-secret WWII mission in which six men were to be buried alive inside the Rock of Gibraltar so they could monitor enemy movements after the Rock’s capture. There was no way out and anyone who died within the chamber would have to be embalmed and cemented into the floor.
QNoRE TIL about what3words, created by musician Chris Sheldrick after struggling to give accurate gig locations. It divides the world into 57 trillion 3m x 3m squares, each with a unique three-word code, making it easier to share exact spots than using messy GPS coordinates.
JWkB TIL in 1936, 30 Toronto men were arrested for removing the tops from their bathing suits and showing their nipples