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TIL the tallest mountains on Titan, a moon of Saturn, are all named after places in The Lord of the Rings, with the tallest being Doom Mons, or Mount Doom.

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6E6d7 TIL 2012 Aurora shooter "Jame Holmes" never called himself the 'Joker' nor was the Dark knight a reason for the shooting, it was a rumor made by journalist that spread online.
5Y5Kn TIL that sea silk is a highly prized unique material made from Mediterranean clams. The only person who knows the ancient craft is an elderly Italian woman.
9w716 TIL that Iranian military arrested 14 squirrels for spying
R7VJa TIL The Alamo was fought over slavery. Texas settlers wanted to keep slaves after Vicente Guerrero, the black president of Mexico, fought for and abolished slavery. But Andrew Jackson and Sam Houston hatched a plan to take Texas from Mexico to create a slave state.
epkDL TIL during WW2, all USD in Hawaii was replaced with a version that was stamped “HAWAII” on the front and back, to ensure it would be worthless if it fell in the hands of the Japanese in an invasion