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TIL that Phobos, one of the martian moons, is slowly spiraling inward to eventual destruction and Mars will eventually have a ring

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nW9RY TIL That the one of the only Vice Presidents to resign was Spiro Agnew, who was VP under Richard Nixon, the only President to resign.
mxBdP TIL Haiku are supposed to focus on seasons and incorporate a Kireji (cutting word). What the Western world thinks are Haiku are actually Senryuu, everyday poems that are just 5-7-5 syllables.
D14vJ TIL that the actor who played the radiology technician in The Exorcist was an active serial killer at the time of filming.
KObyR TIL that the webcam was invented just because 3 people wanted to keep a check on coffee level without walking to their breakroom.
670Y TIL that in 2009, a 13-year-old kid with Aspergers, having feared being scolded by his mother, decided to runaway and dissapear by riding the NYC subway for 11 days. Despite being heavily monitored 24/7, no one noticed him.