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TIL Pluto is smaller than Russia

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mx65O TIL the brains of long-term drug users "forget" how to produce dopamine naturally because the drugs have been producing it instead. In some cases, natural production never goes back to normal, even after long-term sobriety.
PY5gL TIL Infrared images taken from satellites have aided the discovery of ancient human artifacts, roads, and footpaths all over the world, providing invaluable information to archaeologists.
4k9lo TIL in 2012, the FDA recorded 5 cases of people being burned after their sunscreen caught on fire. One instance happened after a person lit a cigarette, another came near a candle, and one near a grill. One cause of this was a sunscreen's defective spray valve which dispensed more than was typical.
jQBM TIL that around 4% of all the cheese made in a year ends up being stolen
KYjBJ TIL eradication of screwworms in the 60-80s has saved North/Central American farmers and estimated 1.3 billion USD annually.