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TIL of gamma-ray bursts, immensely energetic explosions that occur when a giant star implodes and becomes a black hole. It can release as much energy in a few seconds as the Sun will in its entire 10-billion-year lifetime. It may also have caused a mass extinction on Earth 440 million years ago.

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YpDQ7 TIL that the original inventor of the fidget spinner did not renew its patent in 2005, as she couldn’t afford the $400 renewal fee. She is now struggling to make ends meet.
QnJp TIL residents of Alaska are paid to live in the state. Every year a dividend of the state’s oil revenue is distributed to every man, woman, and child..with checks often amounting between $1,000 and $3,000 dollars.
nWaLY TIL JFK ordered 1200 of his favorite cuban cigars the night before he signed the cuban trade embargo
9YXxQ TIL: The man who creates the Pringles can was buried in his creation.
Wk7dA The United Arab Emirates plans to grow palm trees and lettuce on Mars