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TIL that in 20-70 million years, Mars’ moon Phobos will get close enough to the surface of the planet that it will be ripped apart by the tidal forces. The resulting debris will most likely give Mars a planetary ring.

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epmNb TIL that from 2012-2013, large and precisely cut pieces of flesh were found in sewers by workers on 3 separate occasions. These pieces were DNA tested and found out to be chunks of flesh from an unknown human being. There is no culprit to date
mxreY TIL in 2012 three researchers proved that many classic Nintendo games are NP-hard by developing a framework for reducing the 3SAT problem to any platform game. This means the question "given a finite level of a game, can the player move from start to finish?" is not computable in polynomial time.
QJOKM TIL “cataphiles” come from all over the world to illegally explore at least 180 miles of “catacombs” — abandoned mines — under Paris. Artists paint murals. Fire dancers perform. Nazi bunkers and French resistance hideouts sit side by side. Graffiti from the French Revolution marks the walls.
wL90E TIL Curtis Mayfield became paralyzed from the neck down after stage lighting equipment fell on him while he was being introduced at an outdoor concert. He discovered he could continue to sing by lying down and letting gravity pull down on his chest and lungs and went on to record an album in 1996.
VDg0 TIL an American soldier was killed 60 seconds before the WWI Armistice came into effect, after he charged and shot at a German roadblock. The Germans knew about the coming peace and tried to wave him off.