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TIL Three men from Yemen sued NASA for trespassing on Mars. They claimed that they inherited the planet from their ancestors 3,000 years ago.

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4Dva TIL that in California and 13 other states, if injured by a drug dealer, the victim of harm and their employer may sue the drug dealer for the costs of medical rehabilitation and treatment.
GAQ0J TIL the longest continuous flight in history wasn't at all what I expected. Not some ultra rich guy in a luxury aircraft refuelling mid-air. Not some government's flying fortress hiding sensitive technology and/or gathering intel. Nope just two guys in a tiny Cessna promoting a casino.
7r67O TIL: Despite the widely-held belief that ICEE created the Blue Raspberry flavor in the early 1970's, there's record of the Gold Medal company, which made Sno-Kones, using the flavor as early as 1958 for their cotton candy.
gMwDb TIL the spice Paprika is made from ground up red Bell Peppers.
GYepQ TIL the Mafia is Italy's biggest business. It turns an estimated profit of over $178 billion a year- about 7% of the country's GDP.