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TIL We Already Have Martian Rocks (Probably)

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rRKG4 TIL that Paul McCartney started the recording of "Hey Jude" unaware that Ringo wasn't there and sitting on the toilet. Ringo tiptoed his way back into the studio just in time for the drums to start.
5PoR TIL that the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in our galaxy
xVMRg TIL that European armies persisted with brightly colored uniforms into the 20th century because, until the advent of smokeless powder, camouflage was unnecessary: battlefields were so thick with gun-smoke that unit positions and movements were naturally concealed.
BgRGk TIL That the human eye can see behind itself. The furthest periphery of the human eye is up to 220 and 270 degrees with and without eye movement.
m1YGy TIL of the SS Warrimoo, a ship that claims to have crossed the intersection of the International Date Line and the Equator precisely at the turn of the year from 1899 to 1900.