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TIL that a day in Venus (rotation) is actually longer than a year (orbiting the sun).

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0w0ZR TIL the awesomely huge Saturn-5 rockets on the Apollo program hauled over six million pounds of mass into space - that's 2.75M kilos, or 3,000 tons.
GYZR1 TIL Mr. Rogers used a set of 9 simple rules when talking to children. He did this to be more inclusive and avoid confusion because he knew children would often hear things literally.
mMZY TIL it’s a common misconception that PG-13 films are only allowed one “F-bomb,” and that 2 or more make it R. This isn’t true, as a movie with multiple uses of the word can still be PG-13 if the board votes that way with a 2/3 majority. (See page 8, top)
J1XPQ TIL of Thomas(ine) Hall; an intersex person for whom a Jamestown Court in 1629 could not determine their sex, and thus ruled they were both and ordered them to dress in men's and women's clothing at all times.
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