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TIL you can go into shops/restaurants on Google Maps in Japan

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KOONw TIL of the Eyre highway in Australia. With distances of up to 720km between towns and a 140km section without a single bend, the longest straight road in the world.
awZ7J TIL that a sperm whale’s clicks are powerful enough to easily blow out a divers eardrums or vibrate a diver to death.
woO4P TIL How Tammany Hall got its name. Tamanend (c. 1625–c. 1701) was the Chief of Chiefs of the Lenni-Lenape nation in the Delaware Valley & he signed the Peace Treaty with William Penn. He became known as Tammany.
Z88jG Cats do not only protect against asthma, scientists speculate that they could also help fight obesity and diabetes.
E16yo TIL that King Martin of Aragon died from uncontrollable laughter after his favorite jester told him a joke to cheer him up