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TIL Panthers are not a separate species but the term given to melanistic variants of jaguars and leopards

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VX7p TIL that some of the polar ice sheets on Mars are bigger than Los Angeles and could be used as fresh water sources.
OoEAa TIL the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird set the world record for the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft in 1976 at 3,529 km/h (2,193 mph), a record which still hasn't been broken in 44 years
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