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TIL applications for Mars One, the first manned mission to Mars will be accepted soon.

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7rxRP TIL of the 6/29/12 Derecho. A derecho is a single storm that travels over 250 miles, in sequence, with at least three instances of 75mph+ winds. This one started near Chicago at 2pm and traveled all the way to the east coast by midnight on the same day.
NXg48 TIL that Decimus Junius Brutus , one of Caesar’s most trusted supporters and also a key player in his assassination , being the one to persuade him to attend the fateful meeting where he would be assassinated , was named secondary heir by Caesar’s posthumous will.
QOO9 TIL there used to be an island called “Slut’s Bush” off the coast of Chatham, Massachusetts. The island sank under the ocean by the 1800s.
wodWE TIL that nearly 80% of Thai people in Sweden are women
8oLP TIL of the Sumatran Jungle Rabbit, one of only two jungle rabbits and the only striped rabbit in existence. It has hardly been seen and wasn’t photographed until the late 20th Century/early 21st century.