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TIL there was an actual federal court case titled “UNITED STATES v. APPROXIMATELY 64,695 POUNDS OF SHARK FINS”

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5VOGP TIL Mars has two speeds of sound. Lower-pitched sounds travel more slowly on Mars than higher-pitched ones.
Q1Mp TIL that in 1993, A company called “Space advertising inc.” attempted to launch a giant billboard into low earth orbit. From earth the billboard would look almost as big as a full moon. After the project was canceled, a bill was introduced that banned any further space advertising.
BZ0K TIL that at the premiere of Beethoven’s 9th, police had to break up the applause, as the amount he was receiving was considered inappropriate for a private citizen
4krE5 TIL that Gracie Allen (comedienne and wife of George Burns) ran for President of the USA in 1940 on the Surprise Party ticket
D1eBY TIL that the International Space Station has been described as the most expensive single item ever constructed at $150 billion.