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TIL Place on Earth furthest from land is Point Nemo or Pole of inaccessibility. It is a cemetery for the satellites and space stations. Over 263 satellites including MIR, 142-ton Russian Space Station have been crashed here. NASA is planning to crash International Space Station here at 2028.

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DPV TIL Honduras is the murder capital of the world; on average, one murder every 74 minutes.
QNjx9 TIL: After 9/11, Queen Elizabeth II Had the Band of the Coldstream Guard Play The Star Spangled Banner
4kBBw TIL the fastest speed limit in North and South America is 85 mph (136.8 kph) on a 41-mile stretch of toll road, Texas State Highway 130, between SH 45 (South of Austin, Texas) and I-10 (East of Seguin, TX).
KXa TIL the word “lullaby” comes from the Hebrew meaning “Lilith, begone”. It was a prayer to keep children safe from the demon woman.
NayE TIL: The Antiques Roadshow appraised a grotesque jug to be worth $50,000, comparing it to a Picasso. Unknown to the appraiser, it was actually made by some random high school kid over 40 years ago. After finding out, he changed his appraisal to $5k, saying it was “not bad for a high schooler”