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TIL there are only two known pictures of the United States Supreme Court in session - both taken in the 1930’s

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w15P TIL in 1991, the little plastic ball in cans of Guinness won the Queens Award for Technological Advancement, beating the Internet and Email.
w14W TIL That it would take 1,084 years flying on a Boeing 747 to circumnavigate the largest known star.
E1ypx TIL chemotherapy patients should flush the toilet twice to avoid injuring others.
a8WoZ TIL that Joe Montana, Ronnie Lott and other members of the San Francisco 49ers are singing the backup vocals on the Huey Lewis and the News hit song “Hip To Be Square” from 1986
N7bM8 TIL between 1956 and 1972 Goodyear worked on an inflatable rescue plane for the US military. Despite being fully airworthy, the project was abandoned when the military didn't order such planes.