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TIL that Venus’ rotation is slowing down at a shocking rate: 6.5 minutes slower over the last 16 years.

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6901W TIL the original Apollo 11 guidance computer (AGC) source code for Command Module (Comanche055) and Lunar Module (Luminary099) is available on Github.
J18l8 TIL That "Tin Foil Hats" actually do protect from electromagnetic radiation
8aQD8 TIL: Friday the 13th occurs on an average of once every 212.35 days, but the next one is 427 days away, in September of 2019, being more than double the average.
Z8EB4 TIL that ostriches must eat rocks and sharp things to help them digest their food, and those rocks never come out when they poop. Instead they get worn down by the food. And if ostriches don't eat rocks, glass, or other sharp things, they will die.
rYM4 TIL that the FBI helped frame four men for a 1965 murder in order to protect an informant. Two died in prison; the other two served more than 30 years before being exonerated.