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TIL that three men from Yemen sued NASA for invading Mars. They claim that they “inherited the planet from our ancestors 3,000 years ago”.

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PN4w TIL a company developed a system for your home that when an earthquake is detected, a compressor will release an incredible amount of air underneath your house causing it float off it’s foundation
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9Y7O7 TIL of Dessau-Wörlitz Garden an 17th century garden that contains a Synagogue that survived the Nazis, A grotto, Gothic House, replicas of Roman temples and a working replica volcano.