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TIL Jupiter's moon Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system and is larger than the planet Mercury or dwarf planet Pluto.

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ADxYg TIL A conspiracy theory exists that Disney has tried to cover up the animal Goofy is based on because the species is a non-American (gasp) cow.
d80m9 TIL that during a negotiation with Portuagal in 1617, future Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba was not offered a chair, instead being offered a mat. This was an attempt to disrespect her, so she ordered her servant to get on the ground and then sat on her back during the negotiations.
Egno7 TIL that Senator Joe McCarthy defended top SS troopers after WW2 in what was known as the Malmedy Massacre Trials.
4X9A5 TIL that there are whales over 250 years old. For comparison, “Moby Dick” is 168 years old.
8NO4 TIL: Tapinoma sessile, the odorous house ant, smells like blue cheese and coconut when crushed. And they’re becoming a dominant urban pest.