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TIL Uranium and Plutonium are named after Uranus and Pluto

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0dy4v TIL that US Ex-Nazi Rocket Scientist Werner Von Braun wrote a scifi book where the Martian government is ruled by a single leader called "The Elon"
KRJ9 TIL that in the original He-Man cartoon of the 1980’s, He-Man could not use his sword as an offensive weapon, or punch or kick anyone due to the broadcast standards of the period. In fact, he was mostly non-violent and usually just outsmarted his enemies.
8ayra TIL that Soviet Unions party's last chief treasurer allegedly killed himself in 1991, he was responsible for the party's assets, estimated to be worth nearly $9 billion, which have never been located since
gMRMD TIL Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was once accidentally set on fire while playing in a cricket match.
VRW4 TIL at some point in the last 80 years, the cost of a blowjob from a Chicago prostitute went from being more expensive to less expensive than vaginal sex, as the societal taboo against oral sex – which gave it scarcity value – declined. (The average price of each is currently $37.26 versus $80.05.)