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TIL Carl Sagan recorded a message for those who would make it to Mars. “Whatever the reason you’re on Mars is, I’m glad you’re there. And I wish I was with you.”

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X7XR TIL that you shouldn’t wish a Jewish person a happy Yom Kippur because it is a day for atonement, not joy. You should wish them “an easy fast” instead.
OvZe TIL that some languages don’t have the relative directions right/left. They instead use cardinal directions, for example: “It’s on the southern edge of the table.”
PMPg TIL that the reigning boxing Heavy Weight Champion of the World is also a PhD and an MP in his native Ukraine.
699Am TIL Sid Vicious (the wrestler) took his stage name from Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols) who was given his nickname from a hamster who was named after Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd) who took his name from Sid Barrett (jazz musician)
oBoeR TIL that dolphins develop their own names after they’re a few months old.