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TIL NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has detected snow falling from Martian clouds.

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Ro1a TIL that in states that have legalized no-fault divorce, domestic violence rates dropped by 30 percent, and female suicide declined between 8 and 16 percent, while showing no lasting effect on divorce rates.
mx0aP TIL that if the Royal Standard flag is raised above the Buckingham Palace, it means the Queen is home. However, if the Union Jack is raised instead, it means the Queen is somewhere else.
e0KaJ TIL Shuffling cards seven times produces an order never seen before, literally.
AD9B4 TIL Paper toilet seat covers are permeable and offer no protection against germs and bacteria
nWgVB TIL that in 2001, a man survived for 76 days adrift in the Atlantic Ocean by catching fish with a spear, collecting rainwater, and even drinking turtle blood to stay hydrated.