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TIL Pluto, by law, is still a planet in New Mexico whenever it passes over the state.

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R7rd1 TIL when HP was being named, William Hewlett & David Packard were unsure of the order to put their names so they decided by simply flipping a coin. Hewlett won.
PYg4w TIL Joe Arridy, a mentally disabled man, was executed for a murder he didn’t commit. Unable to comprehend his fate, he laughed & smiled as he entered the gas chamber. “No, no, Joe won’t die” he said to the warden.
1awBD TIL a Chinese father hired a ‘hitman’ to kill his son’s character in online games so that he would stop playing games and get himself a job.
9ryB TIL Jasmine rice has a higher Glycemic Index than pure glucose
JYxQ8 TIL in Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), when first Darth Vader force chokes the imperial officer, he interrupts him saying the words "hidden fortress". This is a nod to The Hidden Fortress (1958), an Akira Kurosawa film set in Feudal Japan which Star Wars is based on. (timestamped link in comments)