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TIL Venus has phases like the Moon

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7rypP TIL of the 2016 case of State of Georgia vs Denver Fenton Allen where a routine pre-trial hearing turned into a wild and graphic shouting match between the Judge and the defendant. The creators of Rick and Morty animated the incident using the transcript verbatim.
PYYyL The burning question of the season
0d8EM TIL the Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards combined to shoot 45-for-45 on free throws in a November 2021 game, an NBA record for most foul shots without a miss in a game. Just five games have ever featured a perfect mark from the charity stripe.
N75Qb TIL of the longest lasting construction project, the Corinth Canal. Dividing the Peloponnese peninsula and mainland Greece, it was first proposed as far back as the 7th century B.C.E., and was officially started by Nero in 67 C.E., but due to complications it was not finished until the 1890s.
m1MlP TIL that no two people in recorded history have ever had the same fingerprint — not even identical twins.