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TIL that the Pioneer 10 space probe passed the orbit of Neptune, the furthest planet away from the Sun at the time, on June 13, 1983. It was the first man-made object to leave the Solar System.

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Nnb1 TIL When the Kurds revolted against British rule in the 1920’s, Winston Churchill said; “I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against the uncivilized tribes… it would spread a lively terror.” Decades later, Saddam Hussein did what Churchill advocated (Poison Gas Attack on Halabja, 1988).
ADE1l TIL In the 1850s the timber pirates of the Great Lakes stole lumber, burned ships, and openly threatened federal agents; killing atleast one. On May 6th 1853 the Buffalo, a lumber steam ship, rammed the USS Michigan but no charges were levied against the ship captain or owner.
4XDjb TIL Queen Elizabeth II owns all the swans in open waters in the United Kingdom and is the first monarch to attend Swan Upping ceremony.
vPO8K TIL there is an almost shot for shot Turkish adaption of the TV series House MD, called Hekimoglu.
Yp14P TIL Supper isn't a folksy word for dinner but a 4th meal.