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TIL Pluto never made a full orbit around the sun from the time it was discovered to when it was declassified as a planet

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rRAJe TIL The elephant penis, when erect, can weigh 66 pounds and be more than 3 feet long. It’s also prehensile, which means the elephant can move it around and even use it to scratch hard to reach places or even swat flies.
OojoL TIL that Confederate symbolism can still be seen on the official state flags of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Tennesse.
lkp5 TIL: Key deer is an endangered deer that lives only in the Florida Keys. Key deer easily swim between islands and because of their proximity have lost their fear to humans. It is the smallest North American deer.
jNwgj TIL in 2012, Senegal got rid of its Senate and used the estimated $15 million to aid in a recent flood and to prevent future ones
6gAw TIL the urination system on the Apollo space suits involved a condom that came in 3 sizes: “small,” “medium,” and “large.” When astronauts only took the “large,” they were renamed to “large,” “gigantic,” and “humongous.”