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TIL of Kármán line - a line to delineate aeronautics and astronautics, to differentiate between earth's atmosphere and outer space, maintained by the FAI. It is situated at a distance of 100km from the earth's surface.

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oB5yW TIL prosecuter Vincent Bugliosi admitted he used a DA investigator to stalk his former milk man, believing him to have slept with Bugliosi's wife. Instead of being fired, Bugliosi was given the Tate-LaBianca murder case.
6Edom TIL it is illegal to own just one guinea pig in Switzerland. These animals need social interaction and can die of loneliness so an animal rights bill in 2008 required owners to have more than one. There are also rent-a-guinea-pig services for those who want to rent a friend for their pet.
N7g1N TIL the "historical fact" that the American government gave blankets infected with smallpox to Native Americans was made up by a single person.
69bRm TIL that scientists have discovered a new deep-sea predatory crustacean species, Dulcibella camanchaca, thriving at depths of nearly 8,000 meters in the Atacama Trench.
LQ5Wp TIL of a woman who birthed 69 children. She had 27 pregnancies, resulting in about 20 years of pregnancy.