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TIL that Gavrilo Princip was 27 days shy of the 20-year age limit stated in the Austro-Hungarian laws for capital punishment. He was sentenced to 20 year in jail. He died later 4 months before the conclusion of WWI.

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e0XY5 TIL we have left so much waste on the moon including robots, spacecraft parts, moon buggies and much more hardware. "The least charming are 96 bags for poo, urine and vomit that scientists, being scientists, are keen to get their hands on should the opportunity arise."
wL6LW TIL of 'Sea-lioning' - a type of trolling or harassment which consists of pursuing people with persistent requests for evidence or repeated questions, while maintaining a pretense of civility and sincerity
m1Pmx TIL of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company which manufactured luxury vehicles from 1901 to 1938, including the 1928 Fleet Housecar, a early RV.
X0Pe8 TIL that former king of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk directed and produced 50 films in his lifetime.
VwBp TIL kangaroos barely emit any methane. Scientists want to harvest the bacteria from their colons so they can transfer this “skill” to cows, thereby reducing greenhouse gases.