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TIL a quasi moon of Venus was named after a misprint on a child's astronomy poster

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VBJL4 TIL that in 2002, under Saddam Hussein's regime, Iraq reputedly held an election. Official Iraqi statistics said all 11.4 million registered voters voted to re-elect Saddam, with 0 voting for other candidates and 0 abstaining.
WkmoY TIL the Federal Aviation Administration banned “advertising in outer space that is capable of being recognized by a human being on the surface of the Earth without the aid of a telescope or other technological device."
W71N4 TIL about Jørgensen's law: in ancient Greek poetry, characters are usually unaware of the specific actions of the gods, unlike the audience, and thus tend to attribute miracles to "the gods" or "a daimon" or "Zeus."
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