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TIL There are two moons in the solar system that have clouds, Saturn's moon Titan and Neptune's moon Triton.

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nWl4o TIL that the value of all the world’s real estate is about $327 trillion, which is almost four times more than global GDP.
gMpl7 TIL One particular alley in New York City serves as the movie shoot location for almost all alley scenes filmed in the city. This is because, contrary to popular conception, there are not many alleys in NYC.
E14gp TIL CD/DVD data is contained in the plastic not the shiny part. The shiny part is just so the laser bounces back.
b9b7 TIL: The Fallen Astronaut Memorial sculpture and plaque (the only piece of art on the moon) was smuggled onto Apollo 15 and installed in Mons Hadley without the knowledge of NASA and has not been commercialized.
rR5yo TIL that from 1838 until 1976 it was lawful to "exterminate" Mormons in Missouri (Executive Order 44)