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TIL that scientists have discovered a breed of banana which is immune to the fungus threatening the current kind of banana

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GAYa5 TIL that the Moon (Earth's moon) is larger than Pluto
9wM66 TIL the fastest man made object is the Parker solar probe, which's already reached 394,736 mph, and is expected to reach 430,000 mph in 2024
WkrL TIL Neptune’s moon Triton will one day be destroyed by the gravitational forces of Neptune and the resulting debris will give Neptune a ring system similar to Saturn.
lXX5 TIL The 1940 census is online and you can search for ancestors easily.
6E6jJ TIL of formicophilia, the sexual kink of being crawled upon or bitten by insects, specifically ants, or other small creatures (formica = ant, philia = love).