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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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8ZZ4 TIL Andreas Grassl, a german man found in England in 2005, remained unidentified for four months due to his refusal to speak, communicating instead through drawing and playing the piano. This mysterious story spawned media attention and speculation all across the world, dubbing him as the Piano Man
4D8R TIL Quentin Tarantino still owns the ‘Pussy Wagon’ from Kill Bill and drives it regularly around Malibu.
5YJdD TIL that there are ancient windmills over 1000 years old still in operating condition in Iran. They served to protect the village from damaging winds and processing grains.
PoRw TIL 8 people accidentally snorted LSD at a party thinking it was cocaine, resulting in doses roughly 1000x higher than normal. All recovered fully within 12 hours.
xVlVD TIL that in Māori mythology Māui tried to bring immortality to humanity, but was killed in the attempt by the goddess of death's obsidian vagina teeth.