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TIL that the Viking 1 lander explored Mars for six years until human error during a software update caused its antenna to go down, terminating communication.

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4DZo TIL that one reason Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t celebrate birthdays because the only two accounts of birthday parties in the Bible ended in murder.
GXX4 TIL that in America’s Terrorist List, most are American protesters against environmental destruction.
Oodn1 TIL In 1978, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was convicted of heroin possession in Canada where he was ordered by the judge to play a benefit concert at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind
nWWoP TIL 1 out of 6 people have genital herpes.
x5yk TIL that the first chemical weapons were the bodies of black plague victims catapulted in cities by the Mongols in 1347.