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

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7r1KL TIL Daniel Waters, screenwriter of "Heathers" also co-wrote "Batman Returns"
J1pAB TIL that Inyo County, California has the 48 US states' highest point (Mount Whitney), lowest point in the US (Badwater Basin, Death Valley), and world's hottest place (Furnace Creek, Death Valley).
6EYBY TIL That the cast of Breaking Bad became hooked on the fake meth they used to portray meth on the show.
nWn19 TIL that in WWI, the Swiss built extensive bunkers and observation posts at "Kilometre Zero", where the Western Front's trenches ended right at their border. In 1914, fighting between French and German forces took place only metres away from neutral Swiss soil and observers.
9YpAD TIL of Budd Dwyer, PA State Treasurer who committed televised suicide the day before he was to be removed from office for a bribery conviction, so his wife and disabled child could receive full death benefits after being bankrupted by legal fees. He was later proven innocent.