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TIL that the central star of Butterfly Nebula is one of the hottest star known

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D1wWV TIL Bill Gates selected 11 condoms of the future, and each finalist was given $100,000 to pursue their quest for a superior condom. Gates says, "The idea is making them easier for people to use in the moment, in the dark, whatever situation they're in."
VMBEm TIL by reading Bartleby, of the Dead Letter Office, where undeliverable letters are opened yo find out where to send them.
E1Kv0 TIL Scientists trained 17 rats to drive tiny cars; each rat stood on the aluminum floor of the car & gripped copper bars with their paws to complete a circuit to propel the car. By touching left/center/right on the bar, rats could steer to pick up rewards of Froot Loops morsels in the arena.
kDgE TIL there’s a Hell, Michigan; when asked what the town should be called, the founder said “Call it Hell for all I care!”
0wpjp TIL that the creators of a 2007 anti-piracy PSA were sued when they didn't pay royalties to the artist whose music was used in said PSA.