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TIL that a rocket engine startup company's plan for using mercury propellant to launch satellites ended up getting the UN global ban

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neX5Y TIL of Märket, a tiny island divided by the finnish-swedish border. When the finns inadvertedly built a lighthouse on the wrong side of the border, the swedes agreed to trade it for an equal spot of land on the other side, causing the border to zig-zag.
p8DVe TIL Steph Curry and Tony Romo are ranked #2076 in the OWGR (Official World Golf Ranking) that ranks the top professional golfers in the world and has a cap of 2076
O7oe TIL that there was a breed of dog called a “Turnspit Dog”. It was placed into a large wheel like a hamster or gerbil wheel. The wheel drove a belt connected to a turn-spit in a fireplace to rotate the meat on the turn spit. This breed is now extinct.
kJaYE TIL that the meme 'Directed by Robert B. Weide", and the music was from "Curb Your Enthusiasm". I finished watching Seinfeld and started watching "Curb Your Enthusiasm".
KOX49 TIL of Captain EO: A collaboration between Michael Jackson, George Lucas and Frances Ford Coppola made specifically to be shown at Disney parks in 1986, and is also considered one of the first 4D films.