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TIL that there is a hypothetical undiscovered planet in our solar system, 10x bigger than Earth

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5YZYn TIL Not only are unripe (green) bananas edible, eating them Before They’re Ripe Comes With Surprising Benefits for Your Blood Sugar and Gut Health. Green bananas can help keep our blood sugar in check, maintain gut health, and curb excessive eating.
bw17 TIL Japan has a museum devoted entirely to rocks that look like faces. There are over 1,700 rocks on display, and they include rocks that look like E.T. and Elvis Presley.
R7Jma TIL Horseshoe crabs have existed for around 450 million years, and soil itself first appeared on earth 450 million years ago, meaning that horseshoe crabs are literally as old as dirt.
x6av0 TIL that the chocolate makers J.S. Fry & Sons had a famous advert featuring a crying boy who becomes happy after having chocolate. The boy was actually forced to cry after having an ammonia soaked cloth wrapped around his neck by his dad, who then took a photograph of this used in the advert.
4kmka TIL that The Barbie doll’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts, from Willows, Wisconsin. Her birthday is March 9, 1959, when she was first displayed at the New York Toy Fair