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TIL that in 1995 we sent a probe in Jupiter's atmosphere. It gathered and relayed data for 58 minutes, before being destroyed by the increasing pressure.

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EgyEd TIL humans ability to digest milk and other dairy products and survive on a vegetable-heavy diet only emerged about 6,000 years ago. Before that, they were meat-eaters.
RQbj TIL two men lost an arm in a mass tug-of-war contest in Taiwan. NSFW
4XLYR TIL The dog days of summer are named for the period that Sirius, the dog star, returns to the night sky in the Northern Hemisphere. Many ancient astronomers believed Sirius, the brightest star visible from earth, augmented the Sun’s heat.
1a81W TIL The U.S. President can legally adjourn Congress any time he chooses. To date, no U.S. President has done so.
KaB4 TIL the Hubble was ridiculed because a mirror was off by less than 1/50th the thickness of a human hair.