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TIL pluto is still considered a planet in New Mexico

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KGn6 TIL one of the Congressional originators of the House Committee on Un-American Activities was a Soviet spy
OGJn1 TIL King James I who famously translated the bible, also wrote Daemonologie, a guide to demons, witches, and witchcraft.
69E1W TIL I learned that orgasms lead to the increase of endocannabinoid, explaining why people get hungry after sex/masturbation. This is the same system that gets triggered when one smokes cannabis and get the munchies.
KOo7E TIL that whales and dolphins evolved from small, hoofed, hippo-like animals
4XkY5 TIL Mike Rowe (of Dirty Jobs fame) received death threats after narrating a Wal-Mart commercial about investing in American manufacturing.