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TIL At the Japanese Setsubun festival, everyone throws roasted soybeans to drive away evil spirits. The only exception are people/families named Watanabe

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nWyZ9 TIL about GJ 1214 b, an exoplanet that orbits a star about 48 light-years from our Sun. GJ 1214 b is the most likely known candidate for being an ocean planet or "waterworld." Due to varying pressures, ocean planet models feature steam, liquid, superfluid, high-pressure ice, and plasma-phase water.
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