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TIL that Venus flytrap is named so, because it resembles female genitalia

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7rnMP TIL: There is a diamond mine open to the public in Arkansas, it is the only diamond mine open to the public. So far 31000 gems have been found since it became a state park in 1972, the visitors keep what they found.
QDXp TIL in 1740, a 16-Year-Old English Boy, having been convicted of rape and murder, was hanged by the neck for 20 minutes. After being cut down, his body was sent to be dissected when he began to show signs of life. After making a full recovery, his sentence was commuted to exile.
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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
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