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TIL there’s an exoplanet with rings 200 times larger than Saturn’s.

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4aba TIL: A 71-year-old man was convicted of murder for shooting the man who robbed him of $18,000 of property. The Assistant District Attorney argued that “The law recognizes the right to self-defense, but you can never take a human life for property,” that the man should have yelled for help instead.
yeAp TIL Crows can recognize individual human faces, and will warn/teach other crows of specific individuals they find threatning.
e0YW4 TIL of the Kengir Gulag Uprising, where inmates assumed control over a camp. Due to the large body of educated inmates the 40 days of freedom saw the creation of plays, an ex-noble organizing a café, priests organizing marriages, engineers creating improvised radios and a hydroelectric powerstation
bn60 TIL that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service now recognise League of Legends pro-players as professional athletes and the visa application process is now simplified for them.
oRp9o TIL Elm’s "Martin Hole" creates a natural light show. On March 12-13 and September 30-October 1, sunlight shines through the Tschingelhoren mountain, briefly illuminating the church area.