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TIL there is an Asteroid Day with the purpose of raising asteroid awareness to protect the Earth. And it's today, the date of the Tunguska event.

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RXD1 TIL that states such as Alabama and South Carolina still had laws preventing interracial marriage until 2000, where they were changed with 40% of each state opposing the change
LklJQ TIL that in some countries, including China, Russia, Mexico and Germany, there is no punishment for escaping from prison because their law considers it human nature to want to escape. No extra time is added to an escapee's sentence provided they did not break any other laws in order to escape.
Z8oRQ TIL that there's a Jupiter-like planet where it rains rubies and sapphires
J1w5j TIL the founders of Adidas had been members of the Nazi party
OLM1 TIL a man named ‘Colin Chisholm III’ and his wife were convicted of collecting nearly $168K in public assistance, including food, cash, and medical care, all while living on a $1.2M yacht. Chrisholm was the CEO of a satellite TV company and his wife owned a championship dog kennel.