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TIL that the total mass of the asteroid belt is significantly less than Pluto's

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OKm1 TIL that the Velcro fastener was invented when a Swiss man named George de Mestral went for a walk in the woods and wondered if the burrs that clung to his trousers (and dog) could be turned into something useful. The answer, as we all know today, was yes.
MEym TIL the homeless person, Kenni Nickel, from the viral video “How Does A Homeless Man Spend $100?” is dead. The youtuber behind the video, “Josh Paler Lin”, raised close to $150k on “indiegogo.com”, stating it was for Nickel, before he died. According to Nickel’s family he never received the money.
PYgWO TIL: In 2004 Weird Al Yankovic went on with a concert only a few hours after learning of his parents' deaths from a carbon monoxide leak, saying: "since my music had helped many of my fans through tough times, maybe it would work for me as well"
JYYRv TIL 93% of all humans who have ever existed are dead
kJLv7 TIL the scent of Play-doh has been trademarked. Hasbro describes it as “sweet, slightly musky, vanilla fragrance, with slight overtones of cherry, combined with the smell of a salted, wheat-based dough.”