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TIL that Matsuo Basho, considered the greatest haiku poet in history, visited the city of Matsushima and wrote the following haiku: "Matsushima ah! Ah-ah, Matsushima ah! Matsushima ah!"
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TIL that there is an actual metal pole that marks the south pole. Aside from the ceremonial pole, there is a much smaller pole that must be replaced regularly to account for changing conditions.
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TIL Dalian, China, was ruled by Russia and it became the southern tip of the Trans-Siberian Railway and the main port of the eastern Russian empire. The Chinese government resumed control following the Second World War, though the city was jointly run with Russia until 1955