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TIL that asteroid PT5 will be the mini-moon from Sept 29th - Nov '24

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4m5o TIL that the last US President to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR
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BrLNr TIL that a Detroit school was so understaffed that an 8th grader taught math to his own classmates and to the 7th grade for an entire month.
Z8lVR TIL French veterinarian and microbiologist Gaston Ramon was nominated for the Nobel prize 155 times between 1930 and 1953, but never won any, making him the most nominated individual to miss out on the award.
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