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TIL in Sep. 2022, a satellite was launched into an asteroid and changed its shape and orbit.

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BgnNk TIL that in the 2020 Supreme Court case McGirt v. Oklahoma, it was ruled that roughly half of the state of Oklahoma, including most of the city of Tulsa, is legally an Indian Reservation. This is because the original 19th-century reservation was never officially disestablished by Congress.
a8Ayo TIL The song "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets is considered to be one of the most famous and culture-changing songs of all time. It was released in 1954 and is widely regarded as the first rock and roll hit, helping to usher in a new era of popular music and youth culture.
R7ZQ7 Today I learned Brazil is bigger than continental United States.
kP0B TIL that General Tso’s chicken is not even a Chinese dish and that the name actually means “ancestral meeting hall chicken.”
NVOJ TIL Scientists are using cloning technology to bring extinct species back to life. According to some, we may see resurrected species within the next ten years