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TIL about Stephenson 2-18 being the largest star in the universe at 10 billion times larger than our sun.

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R5mWw TIL about Colobopsis explodens, a species of ant where worker ants can explode as a defense mechanism. 1 When threatened, they contract their abdominal muscles so forcefully that their bodies rupture, releasing a sticky, toxic substance to incapacitate or kill attackers.
pYA1b TIL: An MIT study in 2018 found that skill matters more than luck in fantasy sports according to the associate dean of engineering. However, the effect varies depending on sports data. Basketball/baseball were more skill based due to more stats, while fantasy football/hockey were the least.
N78PQ TIL of the Duga Radar in Chernobyl, Ukraine. Part of the USSR's missile early warning system, it is also served as part of the inspiration for the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. seris of videogames
vdvx TIL that the human body may be incapable of living beyond 120 years due to genetic coding which may limit the amount of times our cells can divide.
oBAJR TIL that the Dating Game serial killer, who murdered at least 8 young girls, studied film under Roman Polanski