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TIL that on March 13th, 2007, the New Mexico House of Representatives passed a resolution stating that Pluto will always be considered a planet while in New Mexican skies. The Illinois Senate passed a similar resolution in 2009.

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ADJdw TIL Charles Darwin predicted the existence of the giant hawkmoth 20 years earlier which was eventually discovered in 1882. He was 5,700 miles away then as he sat in his London office inspecting an unusual Star-of-Bethlehem orchid sent by a colleague.
PYr9Z TIL the National Association for Rational Sex Offender Legislation exists, which argues for fair and balanced sentencing due to the spectrum of sex offense severity.
j86M TIL 90% of college students from China in the US cheat to get admitted
x68B0 TIL that there is a variety of flower known as cockscomb that folds in on itself, looking similar to a brain. This "folding" is known as cresting, and is due to the variety having 36 chromosomes instead of the normal 72 chromosomes of its species.
6Onw TIL the Hawaiian state flag looks like both the US and UK flag because King Kamehameha wanted it to appeal to both sides during the War of 1812