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TIL Earth has had several temporary moons

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RPaw TIL Jimmy Carter said if he became president, he would release all government UFO information to the public. Once elected, he decided not to due to “national security concerns.”
E1yv0 TIL that a Russian railway company once proposed a super highway that would connect New York City to London by going west from NYC.
yQpwa TIL when recording a guest spot on The Simpsons, Justin Timberlake took issue with a line in which he said "Word!" saying it felt inauthentic. As a prank, the staff then edited his dialogue in production so every line ended with him saying "Word!"
rnB4 TIL that it only takes 18 days to build a complete tolerance to a given daily dosage of caffeine.
wGd7 TIL the tomato originated in South America and only started being grown in Italy around 1550.