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TIL, every year on August 5th the Mars Curiosity rover is programmed to sing itself happy birthday

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gMaAA TIL that there was a court battle between two fans over who caught Barry Bonds's record setting 756th baseball... One of the fans spent $473,530 in legal fees to claim ownership of the ball. He only received $225,000 when the ball was sold at auction!
nWr57 TIL Girl Scout Cookies sells $800 million worth of cookies every year!
9YWNM TIL that Backgammon has been around for over Five Thousand years, and only one other board game is older but the rules for it have been forgotten.
Meo7m TIL The male Platypus is venomous during mating season and it's venom is immediate, sustained, and devastating. The venom is immune to all forms of painkillers including morphine and lasts for months.
PYPXg TIL that during a prisoner revolt at Auschwitz in 1944, an SS guard was burned alive by prisoners in a crematorium oven