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TIL a serial pooper has been targeting golf course for over 10 years and has never been caught

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yV7Ya TIL that the area of Tunisia Lucas used for the Star Wars Tatooine scenes was actually called "Tataouine" IRL.
dD8oK TIL the control of fire by early humans a million years ago changed our sleeping patterns. Exposure to artificial light during the afternoon altered humans' circadian rhythms and contributed to a longer waking day, giving us 16 hours in the waking day while most mammals are only awake for half that.
8DMG TIL Ulysses S. Grant’s administration was plagued with corruption and scandal due to nepotism, favoritism, and the unprecedented way he ran his cabinet resulting in Black Friday (1869) and Whiskey Ring (1875)
JYpZ4 TIL Edward de Vere (17th Earl of Oxford) did not go into voluntary exile for farting while bowing to the Queen - as commonly reported. He was exiled from court for impregnating one of the Queen's maid's of honour.
b9ma TIL there are an estimated 2 billion earth-like planets in the Milky Way alone