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Today I Learned

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Today I Learned (TIL). You learn something new every day; what did you learn today?

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[–] Jakdracula 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tells me everything except how it came to be named “coconuts”.

[–] Madbrad200 2 points 1 year ago

Abbreviation of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Companions_on_Ultrawide_Orbits although I have a feeling it was probably a fun backcronym the astronomers came up with