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TIL that in 2014 a comet passed extremely close to Mars, nearly equal to 1/3 the Earth-Moon distance. It even heated up Mars upper atmosphere and measurably slowed the orbits of several Mars orbiters.

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VamD TIL the world’s biggest living organism is an aspen south of the Wasatch Mountains in Utah, made up of 47,000 tree trunks, covering 106 acres and weighing more than 13 million pounds.
78llx TIL that the US Marshals' "Con Air" service will transport non-federal prisoners at a cost of no more than $2,643.
QNLY9 TIL Timothy Dalton was offered the role of James Bond several times. The first was for Live And Let Die, which he turned down because he believed he was too young (24). He also turned down For Your Eyes Only, and he came very close to being passed over for The Living Daylights.
QJna9 TIL Pokémon is the highest-grossing media franchise of all time, bigger than Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe
neWAd TIL the song "Wagon Wheel" was partially written by Bob Dylan. He wrote the chorus in 1973 and Ketch Secor, the lead sing of Old Crow Medicine Show finished the verses 25 years later.