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TIL that there is a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called ‘Ceres’ which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.

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JmE1 TIL - ‘Petrichor’ is the word for 'the smell of rain.’ Petrichor is caused by the oil exuded by plants during dry times to slow seed growth being washed into the air by the rain.
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