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TIL Uranium and Plutonium are named after Uranus and Pluto

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4kd6R TIL the most expensive coffee is eaten by a type of cat and then pooped out for the best taste
xwpo TIL of William and Francis Buckland, eccentric father and son scientists who both developed the desire to consume as many different animals as possible. It is believed William Buckland also ate the heart of King Louis XIV. Charles Darwin called him a “vulgar and almost coarse man”
oraA TIL that the first time Travis Barker performed with blink-182, he learned the entire 20 song set list in 45 minutes and played it flawlessly.
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d80DB TIL The world's largest concentration of nukes is housed 20 miles NW of Seattle, and it's defended by trained dolphins.