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TIL that the US Supreme Court does not have a specified number of justices in the Constitution.

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EgQwo TIL in 2009, a hard ground ball hit Adrián Beltré in the groin which landed him on the 15-day disabled list. In his first game after returning, teammate Ken Griffey Jr. conspired with those in charge of the PA system to have Beltré's at-bat intro music be the opening march from The Nutcracker Suite.
QvNE TIL The English town of Sandwich is 1.5 miles away from the village of Ham.
Y1mW TIL - One teaspoon of water contains about three times as many atoms as the Atlantic Ocean contains teaspoons of water
DQQ9e TIL For its 50th anniversary, Cup Noodle got rid of the plastic stickers on the bottom of the cup used to close the container and replaced it with a two tab lid. The change saves 33 tons of plastic waste per year.
58on TIL The British had an opportunity to merge with France when French Prime Minister Mollet offered in 1956, with Queen Elizabeth as head of state and having common citizenship, but turned it down, leading to France helping start the European Union.