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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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W7JEB TIL that Mr. T cereal has appeared in the films Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Boomerang, Bumblebee, and Border Radio. It also has appeared in Stranger Things and was part of a plot point in a Rules Of Engagement episode.
E1LwP TIL Protists are classified solely on organisms that cannot be recognized as an animal, plant or fungi. This includes the last common ancestor of all Eukaryotes and the closest living relatives of all animals the Choanaflagellates.
DbDY TIL that soon after Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, David Wesson perfected a method for creating an edible cooking oil from the abundance of seeds.
lo5bA TIL Titanic crew member William Murdoch who was portrayed as shooting a passenger and then commiting suicide in the movie, was in fact last seen trying to fill as many life boats as possible and heroically went down with the ship.
0wJ5M TIL tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur