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TIL that Pluto is the official state planet of Arizona

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EgQD7 TIL Mehmet Ali Ağca was an escaped murderer who fired four bullets at Pope John II in 1981. Two of the shots entered the Pope's torso but did not hit vital organs. Mehmet had already been convicted of murdering a Turkish Newspaper editor but had escaped after six months.
yYJV TIL:The director of Cannibal Holocaust had to prove in court that the actors were still alive and didn’t get killed during the movie
rNLj0 TIL: I just discovered that King Charles III isn’t just the King of England but also the King of Australia, Canada, and New Zealand! One monarch, four countries.
pyyO TIL that many American poultry companies only make a profit by exporting chicken feet to China. The parts of the bird Americans eat barely cover costs.
5kdB TIL that in Welsh folklore, woodland fairies rode on the backs of corgis. A corgi’s markings were said to come from the harnesses and saddles that were used to mount them.