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TIL that on January 14, 2005, the Cassini spacecraft landed the Hguyens probe on the surface of Saturn’s moon, Titan. It is the first probe to land on a surface in the outer solar system and remains the farthest any man-made spacecraft has landed.

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l70AN TIL Giancarlo Esposito sang the theme song for The Electric Company. A variety comedy show that ran from 1971 to 1977
nWB4d TIL birds truly are government spies... US military funds research on crows' facial recognition abilities for "enemy tracking"
lPQ1 TIL Google invented a fake town and placed it on Google Maps. It is believed that this was a form of DRM to let Google know who was copying their maps.
EaZd TIL in Japan, those who are sentenced to death don’t know the day they will be executed until the actual day comes
5VKY8 TIL that Sertraline (Zoloft) is the most sold antidepressant in the US with almost 40 million prescriptions a year which is a staggering 25% more than the second most prescribed antidepressants Escitalopram (Lexapro).