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TIL The next Mars Close Approach is Oct. 6, 2020, when the Red Planet will be only 38.6 million miles from Earth. Mars Close Approach happens about every 26 months

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5Bpk TIL Smoking in the presence of a child is considered physical abuse in Latvia.
xjGg TIL that in Saudi Arabi a 19-year-old gang rape victim was sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in jail for the crime of “indecency” and “speaking to the press”
dDaNQ TIL Olfactory Aversion Conditioning was shown in a study to temporarily reduce overeating in a test group, but the weight-loss results didn't last once the study ended and the aversive stimuli were taken away
0dPdR TIL that FIFA restricts the Olympics men's soccer teams from including players 23 or older to prevent elite players from participating. Women's teams in the olympics have no such restrictions.
OGyL6 TIL about the Chasséen Culture which was a Prehistoric Culture in Neolithic France consisting of Sedentary Farmers and Herders which dated from 4500 BC to 3500 BC