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TIL That the name Pluto was suggested by Venetia Burney, an 11-year old school girl in England. She was interested in ancient mythology and thought that Hades, the Greek god of the underworld, made a good name. She suggested Pluto, to match the Roman god names given to the other planets.

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jN6nj TIL that North Koreans must abide by one of 28 approved haircuts.
P1xln TIL some people born with 6 fingers on each hand (polydactylism) are able to tie shoelaces one-handed
MDmB TIL that in the movie “The Program” there was a scene where football players laid in the middle of the highway to prove they have nerves of steel as vehicles avoided them. In real life this stunt was copied but vehicles ran over each person instead of avoiding them.
RA5l TIL when Disneyland first opened, so many weeds sprouted along the banks of the Canal Boats of the World ride that Disney ordered workers to place signs with exotic species names in Latin next to them to resemble an arboretum.
69oNQ TIL that in addition to there being cardinal numbers (1, 2, 3) and ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd), there are also cardinal directions (N/E/W/S) and ordinal directions (NE/SE/NW/SW).