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TIL it snows on Mars

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BrgpD TIL in the year 623 the Tuyuhun Kingdom lost the battle of Gansu because they were distracted by an erotic dance which caused more than 500 casualties.
6EOXX TIL that the first Thanksgiving meal included eels, shellfish, wildfowl, and deer, and there was definitely no cranberry sauce or pumpkin pie.
MxN0 TIL that due to budget cuts, the Hubble telescope will eventually burn up in Earth’s atmosphere instead of being brought back and put on display
YpjkZ TIL that the James Webb Space Telescope not only missed its launch date by 14 years so far, but has also missed its designed mission end date by 9 years.
8apvK TIL “Chicago” means “skunk land”