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TIL that before the rise of the Nazis in Germany, the Swastika was a common symbol associated with good health and wellbeing, appearing on RAF planes, fruit packaging and even Coca-Cola merchandise.

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j00N TIL Pluto’s largest moon Charon was named after James W. Christy’s wife, Charlene. It was later discovered that Charon was an existing figure in Greek mythology (the ferryman of Hades, later known as Pluto), and thus the name was kept.
oRwY7 TIL the show the adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 1952-1966 has the most episodes of any live action sitcom ever 435
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