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TIL that Seth MacFarlane spoke to Neil DeGrasse Tyson to make sure he got the night sky right in Ted

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P1xxZ TIL that for a while in the 2010s, you could rent the country of Liechtenstein on Airbnb for $70,000 a night. This included hanging out with the monarch, temporary currency, the ability to rename streets and a key to country.
VMZNG TIL the Irish proverb "Níl aon tóin tinn mar do thóin tinn féin", which is play on the traditional "Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin" (There's no place like home), and translates as "There's no sore arse like your own sore arse".
9aND TIL Alligators have an incredibly resilient immune system. They don’t get serious infections from cuts and bruises even while living in bacteria infested swamps. Alligator blood is effective against 23 types of bacteria, and fungi and viruses including HIV.
oBxJK TIL that while Martin Luther King Jr. Day was created in 1983, states were slow to accept the holiday. All 50 states didn't celebrate the holiday until 2000.
g6db TIL In the English language, there is a new word created every 98 minutes or about 14.7 words per day.