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TIL that the Moon (Earth's moon) is larger than Pluto

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6DKY TIL A man named Dean Karnazes has a physiological advantage in that he doesn’t seem to have a lactate threshold; thus was able to run 350 miles in under 81hours without sleep
neZYY TIL astronomers use the Pleiades as a test pattern for telescopes. The Hawaiians used it as a marker for their new year and during this time there was a celebration where all wars were stopped and harvest was done. The Japanese name for this cluster is Subaru, which means “coming together as a team"
yVNAa TIL male turkeys are more likely to attempt mating with a taxidermied female turkey head missing its body than a taxidermied female turkey body missing its head
d88bQ TIL on a flight, Nicolas Cage used the PA system and said that he was the pilot and was not feeling well. At the airport, police prepared to arrest Cage and his traveling partner, Charlie Sheen. After Cage politely talked his way out of it, he later discovered that Sheen was carrying cocaine on him.
j6Kdj TIL a Brazilian priest tied himself to 1,000 balloons and disappeared for months, until his body was found in the Atlantic