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TIL that there are actually five Dwarf Planets in our Solar System.

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vwmL TIL The United States of America has nuked inside it’s own borders at least 988 times. That’s only slightly less than the number of nuclear weapon tests conduct by the rest of the world combined at ~1,011.
rN6K0 TIL about Mallet's Mortar, a giant cannon created by the UK way back in 1857. The cannon was so massive it used cannonballs which weighed over 2,000 pounds. And it was so powerful that it could shoot those giant cannonballs a distance of 1.5 miles.
wLME6 TIL because a country's maritime borders extend 200 nautical miles into the ocean, this creates pockets in places like the Gulf of Mexico known as "donut holes", where no country is within 200 miles, making them international waters.
JjVQ TIL Farting while wearing clothing in a sterile environment will not compromise the sterility of said environment
1oVX TIL after an Ethiopian girl was kidnapped, three lions chased off the kidnappers and stayed with her until police arrived, leaving her unharmed