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TIL that a single strand of Spaghetti is a "Spaghetto"

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p88x4 TIL that last year in 2016, the first female South Korean President Park Geun-hye was removed from office after leaked information gave evidence Park was being controlled by a shamanistic cult
9YwQm TIL Weather.com is now an IBM business under the name of Watson Advertising. They sell "AI technology solutions" to "connect with customers, and drive ROI".
5VmdD TIL radium was actively used in commercial products when it was first discovered. With its self-luminous property, radium paint was used for a number of items like clocks, cosmetics, or even food and medicine. The use of radium was discontinued after the death of Radium Girls.
4XJva TIL the iconic picture of Earth coined, 'The Blue Marble", was the first picture that viewed the entire planet as a whole and was only possible due to the sun being behind the Apollo 17 crew. Originally, the image was South up with Antarctica on top, but NASA flipped it to be more recognizable.
D1G7P TIL the longest freight train ever was 4.5 miles long and weighed 99,734 tons, equal to 2493 fully loaded semi-trailer trucks.