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TIL that between the time it was discovered and the time it was unclassified as a planet, Pluto did not even complete one revolution around the sun.

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Wvp8 TIL that when Dave Hampton became the first Atlanta Falcon to rush for 1000 yards in a season in the last game of the 1972 season the game was stopped so the team could honor him. Soon after, Hampton was tripped up in the backfield on a sweep, losing five yards. He finished the season with 995 yards
e0Non TIL that when the La Tomatina was banned in 1957, poeple carried a coffin with a huge tomato in it as a sign of protest. The festival was permitted.
4ZEX TIL Discovery Channel aired a show in which people wanting to learn more about home security had their houses robbed by the show hosts.
6PEJ TIL that the world’s most powerful commercially available flashlight can be used to start fires.
5bPp TIL The people of Shitterton, UK, banded together to buy a big rock to put the name on. As people kept stealing the sign.