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TIL one of the great results of the 'Cassini' mission was the finding that the beautiful Saturn rings are a transient structure. In about a hundred million years, the ring will disappear, leaving behind a depleted version of Jupiter with less shimmering colors.

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woZ66 TIL chickens sing an "egg song" that can go on for several minutes after laying an egg, and we're not sure why.
X5wk TIL the 181 year old corpse of philosopher Jeremy Bentham attended a board meeting at the college he founded and was recorded as “present but not voting”
DoNg TIL that a dog in America was sent a subpoena to appear in court as a murder witness but was denied as dogs were not allowed in the courthouse.
EwAd TIL That the American Revolution almost began in Salem, but the British were foiled by a drawbridge.
EgnW TIL there is a vinyl player that uses laser beams to read the sound, thus no deterioration to the record.