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TIL the Voyager space probe launched in 1977 and still racing through interstellar space has the same computing power as something we all carry in our pockets-- a key fob. A cell phone has 240,000 times more memory than the Voyager probe.

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4ka6X TIL there is a permanent settlement on Antartica other than a research base, called Villa Las Estrellas.
77VX TIL Petrichor is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil. The scent is from water interacting with plant oils.
45Dw TIL that in 1973, the CIA launched a covert operation that overthrew Chile’s longstanding democratic government and replaced it with a military dictatorship rife with human rights violations.
Y7VyA TIL Grand Theft Auto was influenced by Pac-man
Y7VeZ TIL about Farm herd Casper, who faced off 11 coyotes and killed 8 of them. He was missing for two days right after which they believed he was tracking the remaining coyotes and finishing the job. His vet sad was lucky to be alive and his owner said he will have him retire from herding.