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TIL that NASA has discovered over 3,200 planets, all confirmed with 99 percent certainty.

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VMZMB TIL that Bank of England pound notes each contain a statement of copyright in their design due to the actions of JSG Boggs, a famous artist who used his own hand drawn notes for payments in the 1980's because as artworks they were worth more than the real notes.
e07QL TIL of Boustrophedon or "Ox-Turning", a method where ancient writers would write left-to-right on one line and right-to-left (mirrored) on the next line, alternating each line until the end of the writing; a method that is easier to read than what we read today.
m9yp TIL a healthy coral reef will sound like popcorn popping
M7YvK TIL Charles Darwin's tortoise lived to be 175, and was owned By Steve Irwin when she died - two and a half months before Irwin's own tragic death
ZpVWB TIL about trans-resveratrol, a phytoestrogen which may have either anti-estrogenic or estrogenic effects depending on different situations