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TIL The lethality of a bullet fired into the air is the only Mythbusters myth that was given all 3 ratings of Busted, Plausible & Confirmed.

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Rka6 TIL that there is an Outer Space Treaty which states that no one on Earth can own any celestial body, including the Moon, because it is deemed as a “common heritage for all mankind”.
kj14 TIL that Superman is due to enter the public domain by 2033.
4XPd5 TIL about the Mirror test, which attempts to determine if an animal possesses the ability of visual self-recognition. The animal gets marked and is then given a mirror. If the animal investigates the mark,it is taken as an indication that the animal perceives the reflected image as itself.
4XL4J TIL "Scottie" from Star Trek was Lieutenant James Doohan who was shot by machine-gun on D-Day. One bullet blew off his finger, 4 struck his leg and 1 hit him in the chest. A silver cigarette case stopped the bullet to the chest. He later joked it was the only time being a smoker saved his life
yNdJ TIL that Anthony Bourdain, after trying such delicacies as sheep testicle, seal eyeball, and cobra, said the most disgusting thing he’s ever eaten was a Chicken McNugget.