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TIL that planet Vulcan was a small hypothetical planet proposed in 1859 to exist in an orbit between Mercury and the Sun, this hypothesis has been disproven in 1915 by Einstein's theory of relativity

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p8lQe TIL that in 1906, a man in Seattle was sentenced to one minute in jail for drunkenness and disorder. The original sentence was 30 days, but after an appeal and six months of litigation, it was shortened to one minute. He was kept in jail until the second hand of the jailer’s watch completed a circle
JY6r8 TIL there is a guy who made an entire electric toaster from raw materials - mining and refining steel, nickel, copper, mica, and making plastic - after being inspired by a Hitchhiker’s Guide quotation.
keE4 TIL all humans are capable of hibernating.
m7wp TIL that Alexis Neier, the Bling Ring member who went to jail for robbing Lindsay Lohan, was incarcerated in a cell next to Lindsay Lohan’s
1ZEW TIL Burger King has a ‘BK Crown Gold Card’ which it gives out to celebrities. It is good for a lifetime of free food at any Burger King location.