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TIL that, according to Article VIII of the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, you can be arrested for a crime committed anywhere in the known universe

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vPkK TIL the “world’s worst nuclear disaster” was the result of two individuals stealing a radiotherapy source - and using it’s core as jewelry.
nWEJ9 TIL The Ailurarctos is an extinct species of panda. Like modern pandas, they fed on bamboo. Fossil records indicated that they existed 6 to 7 million years ago
w9g8 TIL the oldest animal ever was a 507 year old mollusc called Ming. It died because the British researchers who found it didn’t realize how old it was, so they froze it for research purposes
9mKr TIL that Leonardo da Vinci invented the Miter Lock in 1497, which is still in use today including in the Panama and Suez Canals.
EbB7 TIL that in the early days of baseball, players would often steal across the field from first base to third.