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TIL the American Dialect Society voted "plutoed" (meaning: to demote or devalue someone) as word of the year in 2006. In August of that year, the International Astronomical Union had declassified Pluto as a planet.

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wLJrP TIL The actor James Finlayson's catchphrase "dohhhhhhh!" inspired Homer Simpson's catchphrase. Dan Castellaneta was to utter an "annoyed grunt" while recording for the Tracey Ullman Show, so he said "dohhhhhhh". Matt Groening felt that faster would be better and Castellaneta shortened it to "D'oh!"
epl0J TIL that the Tasmanian Devil only appeared in 5 out of the original 1,002 Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoon shorts.
REd1 TIL Cheerios will send people free wildflower seeds in an effort to save the dwindling bee population
neapB TIL: Martin Luther, the founder of Protestantism, advocated setting synagogues on fire and & destroying Jewish homes, so that these "envenomed worms" would be forced into labour or expelled "for all time".
XERNQ TIL Fiat's Lingotto factory was built in 1923 as five stories with a racetrack on top. With an upward assembly line, production began at the bottom floor and progressed upward until completion. When a Fiat finished its climb through 16,000,000 sq. feet, it exited by roof and was raced by employees.