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TIL that on Saturn’s moon Titan, mountain ranges are named after mountains & characters from JRR Tolkien’s Middle-Earth.

Read more planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov

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gr7Qb TIL of the last Kaua'i 'ō'ō bird, who was recorded singing a mating call to a female that would never come. It died in 1987.
meEY TIL that gut bacteria could very well be manipulating our minds to cause cravings for certain foods they need in order to stay fit– such as lipids and sugars.
j7ER TIL in 1904 A Swedish sailor shipwrecked on an island in Papua New Guinea inhabited by cannibalistic tribals. He was carried to their king, who’s daughter fell in love with him. He married the king’s daughter and after his death, became king of the Island.
GYV44 Amazon sold someone a Moto Z4 before Motorola has even announced it.
8a9EL TIL about Keith Cutler, a judge summoned to be a juror on a case he was presiding over. When he applied to be excused from jury service he was initially declined, and was told to write to the resident judge, to which he replied: "I am the resident judge."