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TIL Since it’s discovery in 1930 Pluto has yet to orbit the sun and won’t until 2178.

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v16Jr TIL Worker ants take hundreds of 1-2 minute naps per day, so that they can essentially work around the clock
jNV7M TIL of the Wave of Death. When drivers inadvertently wave pedestrians into harm's way when forgoing their right of way out of politeness.
LkjpZ TIL that from 1864 to 1870 three countries (Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil) declared war to Paraguay (whos motto is “Victory or Death”). Roughly two-thirds of Paraguay population were killed, including around 90% of its men. That war was called “War of the Triple Alliance”
5VKmr TIL that in the 18th century, the anatomist Honoré Fragonard invented a technique to perfectly preserve flayed bodies and used it to make works of art out of genuine skinned human corpses.
M7r68 TIL that the chocolate bar known as "Milky Way" in the US is sold as "Mars" in the rest of the world and the chocolate bar known as "Milky way" outside the US is sold as "3 Musketeers" in the US