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TIL: Television's Most Infamous Hack Is Still a Mystery 30 Years Later

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KOKa6 TIL about Superhabitable planets. This is a recent definition/category of planets or moons that must meet much more criteria than just being in the "Habitable Zone/Goldilocks Zone". No planet or moon has met these criteria as of yet, although the planet Kepler-442b is the closest to this definition.

Ooa64 TIL The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle of World War I. It started on February 21st 1916 and ended on December 16th 1916. With duration of 303 days it is the longest battle in human history. With an estimated total casualty figure of 1.25 million.

oBv1o TIL of Tycho Brahe, an immensely rich Danish astronomer living in the 16th century that owned not only a midget that could predict the future, but also a pet elk that once drank too much beer on a party, fell down the stairs and died.

QJGja TIL the College of the Ozarks doesn't charge tuition. Instead, students work on campus at least 15 hours a week (and have two 40-hour work weeks.)

x6JYB TIL that Only 20 players in Major League Baseball history have worn the uniform number 69, the first in 1989. Eight of them played for Pittsburgh at the time.