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TIL Sarah Jessica Parker had a no nudity contract clause while working on “Sex and the City.” She was the only one of the four leading actresses not to do nude scenes.

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e0ZE4 TIL Pluto has five known moons. It is considered by many scientists to be a double planet system, because the largest moon, Charon, is so big (half the size of Pluto itself) that the two orbit a spot in between each other instead of Charon just orbiting Pluto like a smaller moon would.
aX1M TIL that Mavis Beacon, from Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, is not a real person and is a stock photo
Rpg7 TIL the (then) world’s tallest structure was accidentally destroyed by a maintenance crew in 1991
XmAR TIL the glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified Kosher
6ZBl TIL in ‘86 a California farmer named Mike Yurosek was unhappy he was not able to sell his imperfect carrots. So he cut and shaved them into cuter versions and called them “baby-cut” carrots. Before the invention of the baby carrot, each American ate 6 lbs of carrot a year, now they eat 11 lbs.