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TIL: We know more about the surface of Mars that the deepest part of our oceans

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X0JGE TIL While the Pope resided in Viterbo in 1377 a Cardinal's retainer tried to bathe his little dog in a fountain. The woman in line behind him complained loudly, which escalated to a brawl and then a full revolt, resulting in several dead, including the woman, as well as many destroyed buildings
b9d5E TIL Tree DNA was used in US federal court to connect a log poacher to the stump of the tree he illegally cut down and that now volunteers are working on creating tree DNA databases for future prosecutions.
eWGD TIL that Cherokee Indians ground roots of golden seal and mixed it with bear fat to use as a mosquito repellant.
D17Jg TIL that the actors who played Ferris Bueller’s parents fell in love and got married after filming
j7dN TIL that the first expedition to successfully climb Mount Everest, attributed to Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, comprised an additional 13 mountaineers, 1 journalist, 20 Sherpa guides and 362 local porters