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TIL that Pluto was named by an 11 year old girl named Venetia Burney Phair

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p8gnA TIL that before British rule, India represented 30% of global GDP, by their independence it dropped to 2%. At the same time, Britain's share of the world economy rose from 2.9% in 1700 up to 9% in 1870 alone
b9AP0 TIL Little Debbie is named/modeled after one of the founder's granddaughters, and she's still working for the company as an executive vice president
0wOEj TIL that we shake hands to prove we aren't holding weapons.
4Rg6 TIL China killed at least 800,000 of its own citizens when it purposefully opened dikes to flood the Yellow River.
R5WYw TIL about the hidden lofts and bunk bed compartments where airplane pilots and cabin crew rest and sleep between their shifts.