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TIL The Kremlin is home to the Tsar Cannon, which was never fired, and the Tsar Bell, which has never been rung.

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7rVrp TIL Alpaca, llama, and camel "Spit" isn't always just saliva. When very upset, the spit comes from their first stomach, and is green and has a powerful stench.
VMpDD TIL Trees emerged 350 million years ago. It took another 60 million years for wood-eating bacteria to evolve. Trees between this period eventually turned into the most of the coal we use today.
kOdlE TIL In 1983, a German magazine bought what they thought where Hitler’s diaries for $6 million. They were authenticated by 3 handwriting experts, but the magazine refused to let any German experts examine them. The diaries were soon revealed as "grotesquely superficial fakes”.
loRkG TIL about the Order of Malta, the smallest sovereign state in the world. It only has 2 or 3 citizens and owns a few buildings in Rome.
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