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TIL the CPU from the original PlayStation guided a probe to Pluto

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W7B78 TIL: the longest competitive badminton match lasts for 161 minutes in 2016 Badminton Asian Championships women’s doubles semi-finals between Japan and Indonesia
LkB0m TIL that according to DuPont, the name "Nylon" was originally called "No-Run," but was modified to "Nuron" to avoid making an unjustified claim. Later it was changed to "Nilon" to make it sound less like medicine, and then eventually "Nylon" so that people would pronounce it properly.
Qa1E TIL that it is mathematically possible to turn a sphere inside out without creating any creases. The proof for this was developed by Bernard Morin; a blind mathematician.
OoDde TIL a Great Pyrenees dog named Duke was the mayor of Cormorant Village, Minnesota, for four years, having been elected four terms in a row. He retired in 2018 due to falling health. He passed away in early 2019 at the age of 13.
NXOLN TIL Malt-O-Meal - maker of many cold breakfast cereal knockoffs - got its start making a barley/farina hot cereal called "Malt-O-Meal" to compete with Cream of Wheat.