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TIL that Mars will form rings in around 100 million years.

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x6bG0 TIL that the coco de mer, a palm tree species found in the Seychelles archipelago, was believed in legend to have sex on stormy nights, due to the male trees' catkins looking like penises and females' fruits looking like butts. The legend states those who see the trees screwing will go blind.
J1bm4 TIL about neuroparasitology, a form of parasitism in which the parasite gains control over the host's neural system and nervous system, enabling manipulation and influence over the host's behavioural patterns in order to complete its life cycle and provide sustenance for its progeny.
R5108 TIL the USDA defines egg sizes by the minimum total weight per dozen, not on its physical dimensions. A dozen large eggs must weigh a minimum of 24 ounces, medium 21 ounces and small eggs 18.
xVVEk TIL Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida covers 40 Square miles, the same size as San Francisco. In 1963, Disney paid prices as low as $180 per acre for the land, buying under psuedo corporations. When sellers heard it was Disney buying the land, prices escalated as high as $80,000 per acre.
6joZ TIL Al-Qaida originally planned for nuclear power plants to be the target for the 9/11 attacks but changed targets fearing that it “might get out of hand”