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TIL that 200 nations signed The Outer Space Treaty in agreement that any space exploration should be mindful of planetary protection so as not to contaminate potential life on other worlds with Earthly microbes

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wG5P TIL the oldest bar in the Unites States is also where the British first referred to the US as a sovereign nation.
lQe7 TIL the Playboy Mansion’s Hot Tub once spawned a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak.
X0wkD TIL Newsstand sales account for a small percentage of National Geographic magazine’s monthly circulation. It is only available to subscribers now and stopped appearing on newsstands in 2023 as part of cutbacks
EgMG0 TIL Velveeta cheese was one of the first foods to get the American Medical Association's approval. In 1931 the AMA cited that Velveeta's nutritional value built "firm flesh"
lo1LG TIL the elephant's closest relative is the manatee.