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TIL that Earth And Venus Form a Stunning Pentagrammic Pattern in Space

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xgl0 TIL two nearly identical men with the same name were the reason that fingerprinting was invented
ngw9 TIL there is a territory in Costa Rica called Territorio De Zaguates (Land of the Strays) which is basically a huge no kill dog shelter where you can hike for free with the dogs
1Op4 TIL Actor Sam Elliott provides the voice for Smokey Bear and the actor and character share the same birth date and year. Happy 70th Mr. Elliott and Mr. Bear!
ANbBx TIL what an 'Autopen' is and does. Until recent news events I had never heard of the word, let alone knew what it did or was.
5xmR TIL, in 1981, a man who had been bullying residents of a small Missouri town was murdered in broad daylight when 46 townspeople rose up against him, in an act of vigilante justice. No charges were ever filed despite their being 30 - 40 witness to the shooting.