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TIL that enough technology exists right now to create a solar-powered colony on the moon.

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WkwX TIL that in 2005 the Georgian President fired the entire traffic police force in an attempt to reduce corruption (xpost; original post did not gain visibility).
014v TIL last time somebody died from a spider bite in Australia was in 1979
KY6Ew TIL about Snatitation, a genetically-transmitted condition in which people sneeze after eating a meal and becoming full
oRBwr TIL the aboriginal tradition of firestick burning by their ancestors disrupted Australia's ancient ecosystem, ending the monsoon season, killing the megafauna, and turning the inland forests into desert.
X0rOk TIL "November Rain" by Guns N' Roses was the longest song ever to reach the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 until November 2021, when surpassed by Taylor Swift's extended rerecording of "All Too Well".