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TIL Julia Louis-Dreyfus was pregnant twice during the production of Seinfeld and hid her belly with furniture and laundry baskets

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pYvbb TIL Sir Arthur Conan Doyle considered using "Sherrinford Holmes" for his hero before settling on "Sherlock Holmes"
loLGK TIL Waist chop or waist cutting was a form of execution used in ancient China. As its name implies, it involved the condemned being sliced in two at the waist by an executioner
W7xM9 TIL Pluto's orbit is different from the planets, which are more circular and flatter. Pluto's is inclined over 17 degrees, and moderately elliptical. Part of Pluto's orbit lies closer to the sun than Neptune.
dDy9r TIL Paul Allen’s Living Computers Museum in Seattle showcased the world’s largest collection of fully-restored, usable vintage computers and more. Allen died in 2018 and the museum closed permanently in 2020 as none of his family or investors seem to share his passion for computing history
oBKZW TIL that 99% of people on internet communities are lurkers and only 1% actively create new content, according to a rule known as the the 1% rule.