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TIL Pluto's orbit is different from the planets, which are more circular and flatter. Pluto's is inclined over 17 degrees, and moderately elliptical. Part of Pluto's orbit lies closer to the sun than Neptune.

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X058D TIL First grown in Africa about 5,000 years ago, yellow watermelons went through generations of selective cross-breeding for texture, color and sweetness before any pink variety ever appeared. As the lycopene content of hybrid varieties increased over time, the fruit naturally became redder and redd
XEw5r TIL Food aid dropped into Afghanistan was the same color as the cluster bombs
E1wgX TIL That one of Canada's political parties wants to make "Sorry" Canada's oficial motto
dDKn7 TIL Albert Dekker was found dead kneeling naked in a bathtub, blindfolded, handcuffed with a ballgag in his mouth, a noose around his neck, lipstick drawings all over his body and needles on both his arms, money and items missing from his apartment. Police initialy ruled it a suicide
4X1gN TIL some people don't like vegetables like cabbage and broccoli due to genes that make their taste buds super sensitive to having more of a protein that interlocks with phenylthiocarbamide, causing the sensation of bitterness. A very similar compound is found in brassicas, causing a similar reaction