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TIL NASA has an Office of Planetary Protection, in case we DO find life on other planets.

Read more planetaryprotection.nasa.gov

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Z8MQp TIL that Benjamin Franklin disliked the bald eagle as a symbol of America, calling it "a bird of bad moral character", and instead preferred the turkey, calling it "a Bird of Courage" who "would not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards"
4kL8a TIL the name of the automotive company"Jeep" actually derives its name from the military term GP, which stands for General Purpose vehicles.
VBk7D TIL that the movie Nosferatu (1922) was banned in Sweden until 1972 because it contained extreme horror.
R5bva TIL that the Backstreet Boys have never had a number 1 hit single in the United States
R5Nm8 TIL A champagne cork can pop out of the bottle at a speed of up to 25 miles per hour.