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TIL that The International Astronomical Union names all mountains on Saturn’s moon Titan after mountains in Tolkien’s work.

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pwke TIL that round goldfish bowls are banned in Monza (Italy), because ‘a fish kept in a bowl has a distorted view of reality’.
v1EBL TIL In 1673 Thomas Cornell Jr. was accused, tried, convicted and hanged for the alleged murder of his mother. He was convicted using spectral evidence, where witnesses recounted DREAMS involving GHOSTS pointing to his alleged guilt.
WkokB TIL that Coca-Cola never patented their "secret formula" because otherwise they would be required to disclose it to the public.
mxEEM TIL that on examining the brain of 111 deceased NFL players, 110 of them were found to have Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) - a degenerative disease believed to be caused by repeated blows to the head.
Wk1YN TIL the term "student-athlete" was crafted by the NCAA in order to avoid paying workers' comp after a football player died from a head injury.