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

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61R8 TIL that there are 17 American men in history who have run under 2:10 in the marathon. In contrast, there were 32 Kenyans who did it just in October of 2011.
8eNbb TIL The First Photograph Ever Taken in 1826 or 1827 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce it was captured using a technique Niépce invented called heliography.
X079D TIL so many Royal English babies died that when Alfred of Great Britain died at age 1 in 1780 there was a policy against mourning the deaths of Royal children under age seven.
9YwBD TIL of a city in Peru called Iquitos. It's the largest city in the world where you can't access by road. The only way to get there is by plane or boat.
mxJ1x TIL that "Gish gallop" is a debate technique that focuses on overwhelming an opponent with as many arguments as possible without regard for accuracy or strength of the arguments