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TIL that 4 billion years ago Mars looked a lot like Earth.

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rGyw TIL to raise money for World War II, a three-way baseball game was played in New York between the Yankees, Dodgers, and Giants. It ended up raising more than $56 million in war bonds.
m1ddR TIL in 1995, a man was convicted by a court in France for the murder of a teenage girl. However, he fleeing to Germany. In 2009, the father of the victim organized a team to abduct the killer from Germany and deliver him to a French courthouse, where he was finally sentenced to 15 years in prison.
p8MYG TILD Eating spicy foods releases endorphins in your brain similar to a "runner's high".
9wdMp TIL elephants are capable of recognizing themselves in a mirror, which is a sign of self-awareness. Elephants were shown a mirror and their reactions were observed. They went through a series of behaviors, including touching their own bodies and inspecting their mouths.
OGJ16 TIL that tie dye is very old and was independently created in China, Japan, pre Colombian Peru, and India almost two thousand years ago