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TIL The two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, were written about in the book ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ by author Jonathan Swift – 151 years before they were discovered

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QJRpL TIL Humans can have 2 sets of DNA, from absorbing a twin or bone marrow transplants.
5YajP TIL at the height of his fame actor Stacy Keach was sentenced to 9 months in Reading prison for attempting to smuggle 1.3 ounces of cocaine into the UK
p8QwA TIL that Nike fabricated a story about the Air Jordan 1 shoes being banned by the NBA and Jordan being fined every time he wore the shoes on the court which created a tale of defiance and "brazen charisma" that came to define the Air Jordan brand.
rRw1e TIL The Pareto principle states that often roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes, & originated in the observation that 80% of Italy's land was owned by 20% of the population. The richest 20% of the world also get 82.70% of the income.
x9Lg TIL Rick Astley once interrupted a Thanksgiving parade in order to perform his very own live Rickroll