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TIL that the Sojourner Mars rover is named after African American abolitionist Sojourner Truth through an essay contest and not because it was a temporary traveler, or sojourner, to Mars.

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VWZ4 TIL Uzbekistan executed two men by boiling them alive… in 2002
yedV TIL Porn is illegal in Ukraine, unless it is for medical use.
yVYpM TIL that Henryk Siwiak was killed on a street of Brooklyn shortly before midnight. He is the only victim on the list of murders in New York on September 11, 2001, since the city does not include the deaths from the 9/11 attacks in its official crime statistics. His murder has never been solved.
8apY4 TIL catcher Dave Bresnahan threw a potato to trick a runner home. The minor leagues kicked him out and was later quoted saying "Lou Gehrig had to play in 2,130 consecutive games and hit .340 for his number to be retired, and all I had to do was bat .140 and throw a potato."
7relb TIL there is a small Pacific Island where about 10% of the population are completely colorblind (only see shades of black/white/grey). The condition limits vision in full sunlight, but may lead to sharper vision at night, like for night fishing.