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TIL that Russia is bigger than former planet Pluto

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58Mr TIL that the original lyric in the Rolling Stones’ Sympathy for the Devil was “I shouted out ‘Who killed Kennedy?’ This had to be changed to "I shouted out 'Who killed the Kennedys?’” after RFK was assassinated while the song was being recorded.
eEd4 TIL The US Congress voted to pay George Washington $25,000 a year. He declined since he valued his image as a selfless public servant but ultimately accepted to avoid a precedent where the presidency would be perceived as limited only to wealthy individuals who could serve without pay.
4xa6 TIL that during the 1988 purges in Iran, women were lashed for missing their daily prayers. When one woman died after 22 days and 550 lashes, the authorities certified her death as suicide because it was ‘she who had made the decision not to pray’.
r57M TIL: Johannes Kepler, one of the greatest contributors to astronomy, couldn’t see the stars/planets due to small-pox he contracted as a child.
kOw9E TIL that in 1994 Rashida Jones (Karen from The Office & Ann from Parks and Rec.) wrote an open letter to Tupac in response to remarks made by him about her parents' interracial marriage. They eventually patched up their differences and Tupac went on to become friends with Rashida and her family.