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TIL about Mimas, one of Saturn’s 53 confirmed moons, which looks a lot like the Death Star. It’s even oriented correctly, North being up in the image.

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NKQP TIL 1749 out of 1750 species of cacti are native to only The Americas
vPaW7 TIL that during the Tiananmen Square Massacre the streets were actually cleared by 6 AM on June 4th instead of the protests actually beginning on that date.
Koxa TIL of Raymond Robinson who was so badly injured in a childhood electrical accident that he could not go out in public without fear of creating a panic, so he went for long walks at night.
KOO5R And without it, could I do everything a five-toed human does?
7r9AZ TIL: The “Veuve” in Veuve Clicquot means widow. Madame Cliquot is considered the world’s first international businesswoman. Taking over her dead husband’s business at 27, she was only legally allowed to run it because she was a widow.