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TIL one part of Istanbul lies in Europe and the other part lies in Asia. European part is separated from it's asian part by the Bhosphorus strait

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aZo TIL that the word “oxymoron” is an oxymoron itself. In Greek, it translates to “sharp dull”.
nelJ7 TIL that the taste, color, and texture of natural honey is based on where bees get their pollen and nectar. Univarietal honey, such as blueberry honey, is created by placing a hive within about a 3 mile radius of where there is an abundance of one type of plant blooming.
neNEG TIL "pre-Viking" Europeans may have started settlements in Canada before 1000AD
LQybQ TIL that the heaviest production car in history was the ZIL-41047 limousine used in Russia. It weighed It weighed 7,846 lbs (3,550 kg), and used 75 mm. (3 in) armor-plated steel for protection in key areas. This was used by president Mikhail Gorbachev till 1991.
8RAK TIL that, when asked to comment on the contentious grammar law which states that one is not to end sentences with prepositions, Winston Churchill replied, “That is nonsense, up with which I shall not put.”