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TIL that saturns rings are only ~33 feet thick

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KOBrG TIL at the 1968 Masters, Roberto de Vicenzo accidentally signed an incorrect scorecard that showed a par 4 on the 17th hole in the final round, when he actually scored a birdie 3. De Vicenzo would finish 1 stroke behind the lead and was denied a playoff against tournament winner Bob Goalby.
R7v8w TIL that the US bombed the South indiscriminately with pesticides to try to eradicate fire ants but instead killed native insects and birds that otherwise would have kept them in control
W79D8 TIL that Limestone powder is poisonous.
XDDk TIL that Agent Scully on The X-Files is implied on multiple occasions to be immortal
nW49b TIL of hemiplegic migraines. A rare type of migraine that has symptoms similar to a stroke.