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TIL NASA will launch a SpaceX rocket next summer in a test of planetary defense. The rocket will impact a near-earth asteroid in 2022 in an attempt to change its trajectory.

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4XVwJ TIL: Disney World has its own government, allowing the corporation control over sewage, roads, building permits, and many other facets of municipal control in the area. This includes issuing themselves liquor licenses.
MedKK TIL a southern tradition that says eating leafy green vegetables like collard greens on New Year's Eve brings good luck. Meanwhile, eating lobster is supposedly bad luck in some cultures because lobsters move backwards, symbolizing a year of setbacks.
1j6P TIL: Pixar changed the plot of ‘Finding Dory’ upon watching the 2013 documentary 'Blackfish’
GY7Vj TIL that the letter Z is worth only one point in the Polish version of Scrabble
BgbNy TIL that Ginger Spice's (Geri Halliwell) famous Union Jack dress worn at the 1997 Brit Awards was a black mini dress that she thought was boring, so she asked her sister to sew a union jack tea towel to the front of it.