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TIL that one of the first documented Internet purchases was a pepperoni pizza with mushrooms and extra cheese from Pizza Hut

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R5dd4 Today I Learned: Not only does Winnie the Pooh's Christopher Robin own a gun, he carries one every day, and accidently shot Pooh
MeK8A TIL a golden chamber buried under a mountain in Japan contains water so pure it can dissolve metal, and it's helping scientists detect dying stars
mY9Y TIL Shrimp is called an abomination 4 times more than homosexuality in the bible
ZJvY TIL Steven Tyler of Aerosmith once heard their song “You See Me Crying” and said “We should cover this, who is it?” Guitarist Joe Perry responded with “That’s US fuckhead! It’s that song you made us get a 109-piece orchestra for!”
WkaMd TIL that the largest island of the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu was originally named "La Austrialia [sic] del Espíritu Santo" - after both the monarchy of Austria (ancestors of the Spanish monarchs) and the Great Southern Continent, Terra Australis (which Australia was later named for)