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TIL the record for the fastest manned aircraft was set in 1959, and still hasn’t been broken.

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e0D6 Today I Learned there’s a 70 meter (diameter) hole that has been on fire for more than 40 years.
KNWJ TIL of Michael Cicconetti, a judge in Ohio who uses what he calls “creative justice”. He sentences guilty defendants with unusual punishments, such as forcing a woman who abandoned her kittens to spent a winter night outdoors.
QeGp TIL: When standing on the beach and looking out at the horizon you are only able to see approximately 3 miles of ocean due to the curve of the Earth.
OMaY TIL the parachutes of mars rovers are being sterilized to prevent life from earth “hitchhikes” to mars, making it impossible to distinguish from possible microbes on mars.
DQm4Y TIL it is illegal to have a pet rabbit in Queensland, Australia unless you’re a magician