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TIL that the second star in the big dipper constellation is a double star visible to the naked eye

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GYRx1 TIL that the 2002 Scooby-Doo movie featured allusions to popular fan theories of the cartoon, such as Shaggy being high, Velma being lesbian and Fred and Daphne having hidden sex. The scenes were all cut to give the movie a PG-rating
8aRR4 TIL Southwest Airlines flew a plane full of puppies to help them escape from Hurricane Harvey
5YAyp TIL Two Canadian universities recalled condoms provided to students to promote safe sex after stapling a note about consent on them, thus putting staple holes in the condoms
aBKA TIL that January 6th is known as “Little Women’s Christmas” in parts of Ireland. Traditionally, this is the one day a year that husbands would do housework and their wives would go to the pub instead. It is still common for Irish women to have a “girls night out” tonight.
d787 TIL that the United States is the only country in the entire world that currently has minors serving life without parole.