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TIL The Method to stay focused on a task.

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4XNgN TIL that because Pluto’s orbit is so elliptical, it is actually closer to the sun than Neptune for 20 years every 248 years
RZZl TIL the word Scientist was coined as a portmanteau of Science and Artist in the 1830s.
OGBxX TIL spiders do ballooning, whereby they release silk into the air that catches wind or electric fields, causing them to become airborne. Spiders have been documented to do ballooning up to 5 km in altitude, and to be able to travel hundreds of kilometers.
OjKg TIL ABC only aired “Clerks: The Animated Show” twice before canceling it. They aired the fourth episode first, and then aired the second episode despite the fact that the second episode is a ‘flashback’ episode, and derives much of its humor from the fact that it flashes back to the first episode.
QgYM TIL the first ever .com Domain Name was registered 28 years ago today -> ‘Symbolics.com’