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TIL a quasi moon of Venus was named after a misprint on a child's astronomy poster

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JYylV TIL A Halligan bar is a forcible entry tool used by firefighters and law enforcement. The Halligan has become the most versatile hand tool to be used for a multitude of fireground tasks. Based on the earlier Kelly tool, the Halligan is a multipurpose tool for prying, twisting, punching, or striking.
X4ar TIL that the first canadian Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, appeared so drunk during a debate that he threw up, he then said “I get sick sometimes not because of drink or any other cause, except that I am forced to listen to the ranting of my honourable opponent.”
AD0Bl TIL when George R.R. Martin was young, he wrote stories about a mythical kingdom populated by his pet turtles. The turtles died frequently in their toy castle, so he finally decided they were killing each other off in “sinister plots”.
p8EgG TIL Iceland was uninhabited until c. 870AD
Qke6 TIL The design of the Starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) was partially based on an electric stove coil.