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TIL Spaghettification is a term specifically used in astrophysics to describe death from falling into a black hole.

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pYNOO TIL that the stage of Eurovision 2009 used about 30% of the entire global LED screen stock at that time.
epRmD TIL: the highest ever recorded heat index ("feels like") temperature was in Dhahran Saudi Arabia on July 8, 2003: 178° F / 81.1° C. The actual temperature was 108° F (42° C) with a dew point of 95° F (35° C)
7wgL TIL Converse Sneakers have felt on the bottom because that classifies them as slippers, which have a lower tariff.
R7wYl TIL India is more densely populated than Japan.
oRpbL TIL that FOX’s In Living Color aired a live episode during the 1992 Super Bowl halftime, pulling over 20 million viewers and forcing the NFL to rethink halftime shows, leading to Michael Jackson’s iconic 1993 performance.