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TIL that the flag on the moon was bought from a nearby Sears

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8aLK8 TIL that equisetum, or puzzlegrass, inspired the invention of logarithms
neZ9d TIL that due to its remoteness and virtually constant dense cloud cover, Brazil's tallest mountain - Neblina Peak - remained undiscovered until the 1950s.
VM4R8 TIL of James Tilly Matthews, an 18th-century peace activist who fell under the delusion that his thoughts were being remotely controlled by an apparatus he called the “Air Loom”. His case is considered to be an early example of paranoid schizophrenia.
vP81x TIL an adult male peasant in the UK in the 13th century (1,620 hours/year) worked less hours per year than both: an average worker in the US in 1850 (3,150-3,650 hours/year) and an average worker in the US in 1987 (1,949 hours/year).
ZPKD TIL that pantera was a special guest band on spongebob square pants in the episode “Prehibernation Week”.