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TIL that Australia's Constitution allows New Zealand to join as Australia's 7th state at any time

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wLma7 TIL that at the point in Antarctica that is the most distant from the Southern Ocean, there is a station covered by snow with a statue of Lenin on the roof, and a golden guest book to sign inside; one of the most challenging and coldest place to reach called the Southern Pole of inaccessibility
ZpVXG TIL there is a Clutter Index which is used in diagnosing hoarding disorders
nexvP TIL That M&Ms were created to be convenient chocolate for the US Military & were Military-exclusive during WWII
lo7ra TIL that in 1959 Guinness dropped 150,000 special “messages in a bottle” into the Atlantic Ocean to celebrate its 200th birthday. Making it one of the longest ad campaigns ever.
0G6M TIL Because Sharks have no rib cages, on land their weight can literally crush their own body.