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TIL NASA's landing of the Curiosity rover was copyright claimed on YouTube

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5VKWQ TIL that the speed of light was first measured accurately in 1676 by Danish astronomer Ole Rømer using observations of Jupiter’s moons, without modern technology
9wldQ TIL the Great Wall of China is only visible from space if you have good eyesight!
oGmr TIL that in 2001, a 17-year-old arrested for marijuana possession was sentenced by a Massachusetts judge to listen to Afroman’s song “Because I Got High” and write a report about it as his punishment.
wBNE TIL that the “we ain’t found shit!” trooper from Spaceballs is Tim Russ, who also played Tuvok in Star Trek Voyager
bvNZ TIL The lying Duke rape accuser may have also lied about being raped in another incident 13 years earlier. She’s now awaiting trial for killing her last boyfriend.