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TIL that “zip” from “zip code” stands for “Zone Improvement Plan”. It was implemented in 1963 as a means of streamlining the mailing system.

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Po6w TIL if the Milky Way were the size of the United States, our solar system would be the size of a quarter
189r TIL that the NYS Teacher of the Year (and 3x NYC Teacher of the Year) in ‘91 Quit Teaching bc He said Public Schools “hurt kids to make a living.”
WWvL TIL it’s a complete coincidence that the word “emoji” resembles “emotion”. It simply comes from the Japanese words e (“picture”) and moji (“character”).
agRM TIL that Pluto is smaller than Russia.
v1Avr TIL of Francis Crowley, whose crime spree lasted nearly three months, ending in a two-hour shootout. In prison he was known to stuff his uniform down the toilet, set fire to his bed, and craft homemade weapons. He was executed in the electric chair, at the age of 19.