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TIL Researchers let 100 paper planes go 23 miles above Germany 2 years ago. Some have since been found in Canada, USA, Australia and South Africa.

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GYMNj TIL that New Jersey made the tomato their state vegetable in 2005, justifying the decision with an 1893 ruling by the Supreme Court that although tomatoes are actually fruits, they would be legally considered vegetables.
Egg8o TIL: "Don't Mess with Texas" was created to stop littering, and not about, well, other stuff.
oRKo8 TIL despite the "Florence Nightingale Effect" being named for the English nurse, there are no records of her ever falling in love with a patient. The "syndrome" borrows her name because of her famous compassion and tenderness for her patients
LQVe0 TIL there’s a song called Longplayer that’s designed to play for 1,000 years without repetition. It began playing Jan 1, 2000 and will end Dec 31, 2999
WkkDX TIL that hypochondria is the name of an actual anxiety disorder, like OCD, that has been commonly misused by the public.