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TIL that scientists believe there is a 9th planet in our solar system that is roughly 10 times larger than earth. They haven’t been able to locate it yet but they know it’s there because of its gravitational effects on other objects.

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RXnj TIL 10% of those conscripted in the UK in WWII were sent to serve not on the battlefield, but in the coal mines that powered the war machine. Some of these soldiers were not released from service until two years after the war ended. They were not formally recognized for their contribution until 1995
0wN4p TIL Canada has a strategic maple syrup reserve to ensure global supply in case of emergency.
KOxGB TIL of a study to determine contamination levels for computer keyboards in the average office setting. One keyboard had to be removed after testing because it was found to be five times dirtier than a toilet seat, home to 150 times the acceptable limit of bacteria, and was a health risk to its user.
x69BD TIL during making of Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption 2, Arthur Morgan's actor Roger Clark was told that he had to do the horse lines again because "It’s a little too intimate. It sounds like you’re not talking to a horse". After hearing the recording back, the actor agreed to redo the lines.
VBkwk TIL When General Patrick Cleburne passed St. John's Episcopal Church, he commented that "it would be worth dying to be buried in a place so beautiful." Two days later he was killed in battle, and his body was laid to rest in the churchyard of St. John's Episcopal Church.