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TIL that Mars has only 10% the mass of the Earth.

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kJwRe TIL during Zhu Di's rebellion against the Ming dynasty, as he was besieging Jinan and bombarding the city with cannons, the defenders put plaques with the name of Zhu Yuanzhang (Zhu Di's father and the Ming dynasty's first emperor) written on them on the walls, forcing Zhu Di to stop the siege.
b1Qp TIL Papa John sold his car 1983 to start up his pizza company. He later located and bought the car back in 2009.
gxMD TIL that US President Richard Nixon tried to convince other leaders that he was insane, thus (supposedly) preventing them from provoking the US for fear of an irrational response.
Oom54 TIL Robert Downey Jr, after Iron Man 3, said he'd only do Iron Man 4 if Mel Gibson directs it
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