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TIL that in 2006, Illinois declared that Pluto was given planetary status but only while it passed over the state skies.

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OGnaa TIL the average gas pump handle is almost 12,000 times dirtier than the average public toilet seat.
jpAN TIL In 2009, Russian strippers were invited to a professional gaming tournament in an attempt to make players lose their concentration. They didn’t look once.
VMW50 TIL that some San Francisco streets are named after Gold Rush-era prostitutes
OGZ7Y Today I learned that there is a Microsoft Excel World Championship where people compete based on their Excel formula skills and it’s (like?) an eSport
gMGy TIL that “if every home in the United States paid its bills online, solid waste would be decreased by 1,600,000,000 tons each year.”