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TIL that Magnolia were named after French Botanist Pierre Magnol

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mxj6O TIL "Nuclear Pasta" is the actual name of the type of matter believed to comprise the crust of neutron stars. If it does exist it would be the strongest material in the universe. It's phases have been given then names: gnocchi, spaghetti, lasagna, bucatini and swiss cheese.
7rkgb TIL of a man that protects the world's rarest colors, some being poisonous, and some very beautiful. One of the colors is a yellow pigment originating from dried cow urine where they were only fed mango leaves.
j6BJE TIL the planet Venus has a "quasi-satellite" called 524522 Zoozve that looks like it orbits the planet but actually orbits the Sun. It's been co-orbital with Venus for the last 7,000 years but most likely will be ejected in 500 years
Y7eKr TIL that participants in a study, when controlling a robot by joystick, were unable to create any self-tickling sensation. This suggests that tickling depends on surprise/a lack of expectation, and that the brain regulates/blocks the sensation when it can anticipate it.
awrVM TIL about Konstantin Volkov, a would be NKVD defector. He offered to expose hundreds of Soviet agents operating in Britain. The man put in charge of his case was Kim Philby, who was secretly working for the Soviets. He promptly informed his handlers about Volkov who was then most likely killed.