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TIL that it rains diamonds on Uranus

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P08E TIL CIA’s official motto is “And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.”
E1gld TIL that the Slinky was invented by accident, when a Mechanical Engineer was working to devise springs that could keep sensitive ship equipment steady at sea. After accidentally knocking some samples off a shelf, he watched in amazement as they gracefully “walked” down instead of falling.
mx0jE TIL that the "seeds" on Strawberries aren't actually seeds. They are actually a type of dry fruit called achenes.
4BY6 TIL that Bernie Tiede was released from his life sentence in prison in May on the condition that he stay in Austin, TX and live with the filmmaker of ‘Bernie’.
X0jM8 TIL that Claude La Colombi, the priest who helped spread the Sacred Heart of Jesus devotion, was awaiting return to France from England when he was implicated in the false Popish plot and was eventually punished with exile to France.