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TIL SAOCOM 1B is an Earth observation satellite that was launched on August 30, 2020 by the Argentine Space Agency (CONAE):

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xEEB TIL a man shot and kill his son’s kidnapper on camera and was only given 5 months probation. (video)
9YLYr TIL about a glass bridge in China. Using special effects, whenever there was someone walking over it, the glass became "cracked" and everyone would freak out. Oh yea, and these glass bridges link tall mountains, so if you fall, you die.
0wagN TIL about the Giant Golden-Crowned Flying Fox, an endangered megabat species that has a wingspan of up to 1.7m (5.6 feet).
P1n7g TIL in the 80's & 90's bank robberies were such a commonplace in Los Angeles, in 1992 there were 28 bank robberies in a single day.
YXoA TIL That a Subaru Plant Throws Away Less Rubbish in 1 Year Than a Family of 4 Does in 1 Day