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TIL a family of 12 Jewish Dwarfs Entered and Survived Auschwitz

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j6rVn TIL that Mars will form rings in around 100 million years.
P1P9Z TIL: For decades the US Government experimented with radiation on unknowing citizens including disabled children.
vRZ4 TIL the shooting star visible in this clip from Jaws was real, and not an optical effect [source: IMDb.com].
DQnpp TIL that fossilized lightning or fulgurite exisits and is formed when powerful lightning bolts discharge through the ground, which melts and fuses any nearby soil, sand, rock and organic debris into a singular metallic-looking lump.
l70y1 TIL about Pheasant Island, the smallest condominium in the world which voluntarily changes hands between France and Spain every 6 months