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TIL the moon is not grey, rather it has a colorful surface ranging in shades from red to blue

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MeRRb TIL In 1937, the Nazis put two art shows on in Munich; one was for “degenerate” (mainly abstract) art primarily made by “Jews/Bolsheviks”, while the other one was on “Great” German art, like classics. The former received more than a million visitors, 3 times the number that visited the latter.
PYm7G TIL Frederick the Great and Voltaire once exchanged rebuses.
a8GZL TIL about the Roman conquest of Anglesey, which was targeted because it was a Druid hotspot. The Romans suffered a rare loss of confidence initially, before eventually overcoming their Druidic opponents.
95eG TIL Drunk Driving is legal in many countries, including Indonesia, Ethiopia, Vietnam, and many others.
5YZ0n TIL The US commissioned 500k Purple Hearts manufactured in anticipation of injuries expected during the planned mainland invasion of Japan in WWII, and they still had 130k left over 60 years later in 2003