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TIL That Pluto is legally a planet in Illinois

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gGRX TIL The Barrett 50 Caliber Sniper rifle is the official state gun of Tennessee
oRKEA TIL that donated organs are constantly attacked by the recipient’s immune system, which can age them faster, and that immunosuppressive drugs are needed to avoid rejection and infection.
1amGP TIL that the bottom of a tectonic plate off Portugal’s coast is peeling off, causing the plates to start grinding beneath each other and creating a subduction zone.
JKQl TIL in order to discover that penguins sleep more deeply in the afternoon, scientists crept up on sleeping king penguins at different times of the day and poked them with a stick until they woke up.
J1Jel TIL Madagascar’s east coast is virtually dead straight for over 500 miles.