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TIL the Galileo mission may have accidentally triggered a nuclear explosion on Jupiter

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4X1Nb TIL: The suspect behind the first major global virus pandemic was not hired by Microsoft, but in fact now runs a cellphone repair shop in Manila, Philippines
78laX TIL the 2005 NASA Authorization Act established the ISS National Lab on the US segment of the International Space Station. This act opened up the station for academic, private and government access to many of the space stations research facilities.
GQw7 TIL During WW2, Winston Churchill temporarily ceded sovereignty of suite 212 of Cartridge’s Hotel to Yugoslavia, so Prince Alexander could be born in Yugoslavian territory
4Xw96 TIL bootlegger Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton killed himself rather than report to federal prison after being convicted of moonshining offences. He prepared his grave footstone years in advance and had it by his front porch and kept his casket in his living room. The epitaph read, "Popcorn Said Fuck You."
rx14 TIL that Vitamin D supplements are made by extracting the fat from sheeps’ wool