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TIL You could fit all the planets in our solar system between the Earth and the Moon.

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BrNED In China, a three-digit score could dictate your place in society
ZpVVo TIL Lightning Speed is much slower than the Speed of Light. Lightning strikes travel at 270,000 mph, whereas Speed of Light travels at 670,000,000 mph
b6mJQ TIL that apples, peaches, and raspberries are all members of the rose family.
ANA8w TIL that West Point's class of 1915 is referred to as "the class the stars fell on", due to the fact that 59 of its graduates would later become general officers. These included two eventual five-star generals: Dwight D. Eisenhower, later also 34th President of the United States, and Omar Bradley
wLK6E TIL A man in New Jersey went to the emergency room for an open cut on his finger and was charged almost $9,000 for a tetanus shot and a bandage.