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TIL Saturn's rings have an atmosphere of molecular oxygen (O2) which is independent from the planet's atmosphere.

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b9L49 TIL that Admiral Lord Nelson, famous for his victory (and death) at the Battle of Trafalgar, attempted to hunt a polar bear in the Arctic at the age of 14. His musket misfired and he had to fight the now angry bear with the musket butt until a rift in the ice separated them.
Yp4e7 TIL in 2014 Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols admitted to spending 10,000 euros on iPad games
xLdw TIL that there is a hostage negotiation stragedy called “Bringing Home the Bacon” where negotiators fry bacon outside of the hostage area, making the hostage taker hungry from the smell and more willing to negotiate.
7rypP TIL of the 2016 case of State of Georgia vs Denver Fenton Allen where a routine pre-trial hearing turned into a wild and graphic shouting match between the Judge and the defendant. The creators of Rick and Morty animated the incident using the transcript verbatim.
OoNa1 TIL that Jack Kirby - co-creator of Captain America - had street fights with Nazi sympathisers and later fought behind enemy lines in WW2.