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TIL that Galileo’s telescope wasn’t strong enough to tell what Saturn’s rings were, so he thought it was a larger central planet closely flanked by two smaller ones. He described the rings as Saturn’s “ears.”

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oROmr TIL that Marc Summers, host of Nickelodeon’ Double Dare, suffered with OCD (and has had a generally wild life)
nekpB TIL male bees ejaculate with such force that it rips apart their organs, killing them instantly.
X04BX TIL majority of research results do not find statistically significant shift in sexual offense trend with sex offender registration and notification. In fact those who didn't register after incarceration re offended less as they were able to rehabilitate easier back into society.
Lw5Q TIL there was a “Fairness Doctrine” that stated that broadcasters had to present both sides of a controversial issue; it was revoked in 1985 under the basis of violation of free speech.
Ypnmv TIL in 2006 the Space Integration Branch of the U.S. Marine Corps in Arlington, VA began developing sub-orbital spaceships to move troops anywhere on the planet in under two hours. Marine Colonel Jack Wassink expects the first prototype to be ready in 2021.