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TIL that Pete is the oldest continuing Disney character and not Mickey Mouse.

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WZ0A TIL the term ‘second’ is in reference to the second division of 60 of an hour. The first 1/60th are called minutes and the second 1/60th are called seconds, hence the name 'seconds’.
5VgrD TIL Mother's day is celebrated at different times all over the world. It's not an international holiday.
5WbB TIL Nestle’s enormous California (water) bottling plant is on an Indian reservation so they don’t have to adhere to government water restrictions during droughts or report on how much water they’re actually using.
la4A TIL caterpillars completely turn to liquid when in a cocoon but as a moth/butterfly can still remember their life as a caterpillar
glly TIL nuclear power technology, is one of the safest, cleanest and sustainable option despite past propaganda. Even nuclear waste can be recycled.