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TIL that the United Nations has an Office for Outer Space Affairs.

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oBOWo TIL in the late 90s Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz and Maybach, was working on a 12-litre 24-cylinder engine for Maybach cars, which would have made around 800 hp and 1200 Nm (885 lb-ft) of torque.
yVN4M TIL that a 26-story skyscraper pig farm was built in China's Hubei province, and has the capacity to slaughter 1.2 million pigs a year.
rN1m0 TIL Mayan's ritualistically put intoxicating drugs up their butt via clay pot enemas. (Updated Source)
ANGGl TIL that the 800 number system for toll-free calling, invented in the US, now exists around the world. Many countries have toll-free phone numbers that start with "800", "0800", "1800", etc. There is also a +800 country code for international toll-free calling, but not all countries participate.
noMW TIL Mars has two moons which are believed to be captured Asteroids. The bigger among the two moons, Phobos is gradually spiraling inward drawing about 1.8 m closer to the planet each century. Within 50 million years, it will either crash into Mars or break up and form a ring around the planet.