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TIL that because Pluto’s orbit is so elliptical, it is actually closer to the sun than Neptune for 20 years every 248 years

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4X7Ao TIL the 'neck rule' regarding exercise with a cold. If all your symptoms are above the neck, like congested nose and sore throat, then you're much safer to indulge in mild to moderate physical activity than if the symptoms are below the neck, like fever, chills, body aches or a cough
QJoPd TIL that electricity does not take the path of least resistance, but takes all paths available (in inverse proportion to the impedance of the paths)
40Aw TIL: In Wyoming it is a misdemeanor to disclose the final sale price of real property (house, farm, etc). There is an effort to change this but it is being resisted by state politicians, with one stating that it “would show what a dummy I was when I bought my house”
8kdV TIL that Tim Curry, who is an avid Scooby-Doo fan, was originally cast to be in the 2002 film Scooby-Doo, but dropped out when he learned that Scrappy Doo would be in the movie.
KA9w TIL that Roger Ebert wrote three movies, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Up! and Beyond the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens. All skin flicks,