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TIL Scientists have discovered Mars isn’t round but is actually a triaxial ellipsoid

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Oo7A1 TIL that a ton of old mobile phones has 100 times the concentration of gold found in an actual gold mine.
rRxD0 TIL that the raccoon life expectancy in the wild is only 1.8 to 3.1 years, depending on the local conditions such as traffic volume, hunting, and weather severity. Captive raccoons have been known to live for more than 20 years.
5Yp9r TIL: While Pedro Pascal is always the voice of the Mandalorian, he is not the one underneath the helmet and armor in every single episode. Pascal frequently collaborates with doubles Brendan Wayne and Lateef Crowder to bring the character to life.
6EdEQ TIL of Daphne Caruana Galizia, an investigative journalist from Malta who reported on government corruption and money-laundering. She died in a car bomb attack close to her home on 16 October 2017, and her last words were "There are crooks everywhere you look now. The situation is desperate."
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