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TIL there is evidence of Methane based life on Titan, a moon of Saturn.

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ADOnl TIL NASA is using automated computer design which uses evolutionary algorithm that mimics Darwinian evolution to design antenna for radio communication which produces unusual looking but very high efficiency antennas called Evolved Antenna
695MX TIL An independent Northern counterfeiter named Samuel C. Upham made so much fake Southern money during the American Civil War that experts think it made up around 1-3% of the total currency supply of the Confederacy.
neLod TIL Converse shoes have “fuzzy soles” so they can be imported as slippers which dramatically reduces import taxes.
M6Yb TIL there are four bags of astronaut poop on the moon left behind from Neil Armstrong on his Apollo mission to the moon.
BrAdr TIL the Italy surrounded country of San Marino is the oldest constitutional republic, they have two presidents serving six month terms, there are about 1000 hotel rooms in entire country, their national sport is crossbow, they’ve never had a king since inception of 301 and never been taken over