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TIL when the NEAR Shoemaker satellite landed on asteroid Eros in 2001, Gregory Nemitz sued NASA for parking on his property (in parking space #29) at a rate of 20¢/year

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6axW TIL the knobcone pine, (Pinus attenuata), requires fire to complete its reproduction cycle. Cones remain closed for many years until a fire opens them and allows reseeding. As a result, knobcone cones may even become embedded in the growing wood as the tree matures.
OoJGR TIL Many products are getting smaller due to 'shrinkflation', for example Mars shrank its Maltesers, M&Ms by up to 15%. In the past, companies blamed the rising price of raw materials. Recently, these prices dropped back, but the shrinkage continued as manufacturers try to stealthily boost profits
lp97 TIL there is a town in NY known as Oniontown, where residents are rumored to be so xenophobic (and inbred) they will attack anyone who drives there.
9Y7O7 TIL of Dessau-Wörlitz Garden an 17th century garden that contains a Synagogue that survived the Nazis, A grotto, Gothic House, replicas of Roman temples and a working replica volcano.
j6ylp TIL, while much of the evidence and general consensus supports the Wright Brothers as “First in Flight” Alberto Santos-Dumont, Gustave Whitehead, and others have competing claims.