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TIL that in languages that read from left to right, the left hand page and the right hand page have names- Verso and Recto, respectively.

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epZkD TIL that New York City's Queens Zoo once received a lion cub despite having no lion enclosure. The cub, named Genghis Khan, was later moved to California.
GYkk5 TIL that to prevent illegal fly posters, a local council in the UK stuck their own "CANCELLED" posters over the top of ones for events. Cleaning staff had been removing up to 100 illegal posters per week. Eight weeks after the initiative was introduced this was reduced to zero.
P1emJ TIL the Righteous Brothers became the first musical act to ever have two versions of the same song in the Billboard Top 20 at the same time when both their original 1965 version of "Unchained Melody" and their new re-recording of the song were released in 1990.
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XEaX8 TIL Xinghai Square, Dalian, China covers a total area of 110 ha (270 acres), making it the largest city square in the world. China's tallest huabiao (19.97 meters high) was once located at the center of the square but it was demolished secretly in 2016 at midnight without explanation