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TIL that Nasa's $800m Mars Exploration Rovers accidentally draw a d*ck on Red Planet.

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yQd4X TIL about Stubbs, a cat who was the mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska from July 1997 until his death. As a mayor, Stubbs used to eat at a restaurant and drank water laden with catnip out of a wineglass or margarita glass.
xVYyk TIL Not only did Jon Favreau direct the movie "Elf" but he also had 2 roles in the movies. He was the doctor (credited) and the voice actor of Mr. Narwhal (uncredited). He is most proud of his Narwhal role because that's the one that is on T-Shirts and Sweaters.
LkRbr TIL that King Henry V survived being shot in the face by an arrow when he was the their to the throne.
XQeQ TIL a homing pigeon called Cher Ami that saved the lives of 194 soldiers during WW1 by transporting a message. The pigeon was shot through the chest, blinded in one eye and had its leg hanging by a tendon upon arriving with the message.
GVv1 TIL The reason why Mexican Music sounds so much like Polka, is due the direct influence of German and Czechoslovakian immigrants to the United States in the late 1800s.