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TIL that the entirety of China follows one timezone, despite the fact that it spans five. This is due to the Communist party’s efforts to create a unified nation and results in a 10am sunrise and midnight sunset in some areas of the country.

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6Ebr7 TIL Mississippi, Kentucky-in-Africa and the Republic of Maryland were colonies that later included in Liberia established by freed slaves from America
MAYB TIL London 2012 was the first Olympic Games ever to be completed without a single fatality in construction. Over 60 were killed in the construction of the Sochi games
mdEv TIL that over 350 documented cases of lynchings happened in California. But unlike their Southern, African American counterparts, the victims of this violence were largely Latino.
8aonP Today I Learned that there are at least 18 active gangs in the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, with some having been in existence for over 50 years.
OGxve TIL about the 6th basic taste that's been discovered, adding to salty, sweet, bitter, sour, and umami. The 6th is ammonium chloride. This is a taste that can signal toxicity, but it's also part of a popular Scandinavian treat: salty licorice.