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TIL that in 1997, three men from Yemen sued NASA for landing on Mars.They claimed that they inherited the planet from their ancestors 3,000 years ago.

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apv0 TIL that an estimated over 10 million people protested the war in Iraq in February of 2003, making it the largest protest ever.
m1nlE TIL The serial fraudster Charles W. Morse (AKA 'Ice King' from his New York ice monopoly) received a pardon from President Taft. The pardon was because Morse had Bright's Disease and would likely die in prison, it was later revealed that Morse had been consuming soap and chemicals to fake illness.
D1wdj TIL about 20,000 year-old fossilized human footprints that were discovered in Australia. Those footprints indicated that the man who made them was running at the speed of a modern Olympic sprinter, which he did by running on sand while being barefooted.
9ALM TIL Dr.Seuss wrote an adult book, but due to his inability to draw a sexy female it was a flop
V7OB TIL when The Who played Woodstock in 1969, their 25 song set began the day at 5AM.