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TIL there is a hypothesis that life originated on Mars and was transported to Earth on meteorites

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Y8m7 TIL that preventable medical errors are estimated to kill 210,000+ hospital patients every year in the US.
8aMlV TIL extermination camp Treblinka II was disguised as a transit camp for deportations further east, complete with made-up train schedules, a fake train-station clock with hands painted on it, names of destinations and a fake ticket window.
6ErjW TIL Famous dutch hardstyle producer Willem Rebergen, better known by his alias Headhunterz, also works as a voice actor. One of his best known speaking roles was the dinosaur Littlefoot in the dutch dubbing of "A Land Before Time".
0wmgy TIL In 1919, Fritz Pollard became one of the first African-Americans to play in the NFL.One year¹ after making his debut,Fritz led his Akron Pros to their first ever NFL championship.The next year,Pollard became a player-coach with the same team and in effect became the NFL's first black head coach.
BgRjb TIL there is an earthworm that grows to up to 3 metres (10 foot) in length. It also makes an audible gurgling sound that humans can hear above ground.