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TIL that the 2022 World Cup final will be played in Lusail, Qatar, a city that does not exist yet.

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Zpv84 TIL that in the 1920s, a "Computer" was a job title for women who performed complex mathematical calculations by hand, essential for astronomical research and engineering projects before the advent of modern computers. These women made significant contributions to science and technology.
kOLxd TIL that Switzerland does not have a capital by law, and it is in modest city of Bern, not Zürich, where the Parliament meets.
wLbZM TIL C.W. Post created Grapenuts (purported to cure appendicitis) after visiting a sanitarium run by John Harvey Kellogg. Post later developed appendicitis himself and, after not obtaining relief from surgery, died of a self inflicted gunshot wound.
YGOd TIL Karl Marx’s last words were “Go on, get out! Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough!”
kJkE7 TIL On average, a person passes gas around 14 times a day. That’s roughly once every 1.5 hours!