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Til that equivalents of earthquakes on Mars are called marsquakes

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8V6G TIL that Jennifer Lopez wearing a green Versace dress during the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards subsequently led to the creation of Google’s image search.
WQMd TIL that in 1981 DC police ignored repeated 911 calls and allowed 3 women to be raped. The womens resulting lawsuit was dismissed, setting a precedent that the police have no duty to assist, even if the emergency dispatcher says help is on the way.
loPKB TIL If humans lived long enough, they would all eventually develop cancer. This is because of inherent limits in the DNA repair mechanisms.
m1vmM TIL in 2017, Saudi Arabia accidentally printed school textbooks which included an image of Yoda sitting next to King Faisal at the signing of the U.N. Charter in 1945
mA4v TIL of Flying ace Erich Hartmann. Destroyed 352 enemy planes. Crashed 14 times due to mechanical or debris damage from planes he killed. Never once shot down.