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TIL our galaxy isn’t just a spiral galaxy but a bar galaxy

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XWO8 TIL that According to ancient Greek literature, when Odysseus arrived home after an absence of 20 years, disguised as a beggar, the only one to recognize him was his aged dog Argos, who wagged his tail at his master, and then died.
XEY7Q TIL about a secret underground pipeline across Britain through which aviation fuel was transported all over the country.
mxRro TIL: Alexandre Dumas was black
x6jxk TIL In Africa, peanuts are a source of nutrition in a region where child malnutrition is rampant. In West African cuisine Peanuts flavour everything from soups, salads, stews, marinades
wLJBo TIL on Take Your Child to Work Day in 2016, a kid visiting the studio accidentally took NPR off the air for a full minute along the west coast.