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TIL There is a surface feature on Pluto named after Cthulhu

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l7VGN TIL about the 1944 film To Have and Have Not. It was based on a Ernest Hemingway novel, and William Faulkner was the main contributor to the screenplay. It's the only film in history in which two winners of Nobel prize in literature worked.
nWDNd TIL Vivipary, meaning "live birth" in Latin, refers to the premature germination of seeds while they are still inside or attached to the parent plant or fruit
16yRV TIL the future emperor Galba was foretold he’d rule Rome one day but only as an old man; Augustus’ heir Tiberius overheard this but said that wasn’t his problem since he’d be long dead by then anyway
Z8PpR TIL that larch trees were planted in a German forest that displayed a giant swastika when viewed from above. The design remained visible for over 60 years until the reunified German government discovered the site from aerial photographs.
4jno TIL that moisturizers don’t actually moisturize your skin, but merely prevent your skin from losing more hydration. There’s also a technical difference between creams, ointments, and lotions.