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TIL it snows on Mars

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wo59W TIL The darkest color in the world doesn't have a name, it has the ability to absorb 99.995% of light and has been used to cover a diamond worth 2 million dollars for an "artistic project"
OoJZ1 TIL of Neerja Bhanot - a stewardess on hijacked Pan Am flight 73. She hid the passports of American passengers to protect them. Hijackers shot passengers killing 22 and wounding 150. Bhanot was posthumously awarded medals of bravery by India, Pakistan, and the US.
9wLPM TIL that asteroid PT5 will be the mini-moon from Sept 29th - Nov '24
Lk7OP TIL There is a tribe in Vanuatu that worships Prince Phillip as a divine being. They believe that he is the son of an ancient mountain spirit that travelled over seas to marry a powerful woman and will in time return to them.
kQYe TIL if a snake gets too hot then it may get so confused that it mistakes its tail for prey, and tries to eat itself until it dies.