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TIL Pluto has 5 moons

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9w4pM TIL Schabziger, known in the USA/Canada as Sapsago, is a Swiss herb-green cheese from Glarus. A 1463 law marked it as Switzerland's oldest branded product, protected by the first documented trademark.
BQ1K TIL that Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in WWII, and is the last surviving head of state who served in uniform during the Second World War.
16A5X TIL that Edward Teller, the physicist who advocated for Oppenheimer to lose his security clearance suggested using nukes to create artifical harbours, fracking oil and preventing hurricanes
xVeY0 TIL of Rob Willis who bought a used BMW M3 from a dealer and immediately began having issues with the car, while watching an old episode of Top Gear he noticed he had been sold the car Jeremy Clarkson had been honing on the show.
nl9W TIL that the term “Swan Song” comes from a belief dating back to 3rd century B.C. that the Mute Swan is silent its entire life until it sings one beautiful song right before it dies.