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TIL that Russia sold Alaska for $0.02 per s.m.

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Mvaa TIL that a moment is a medieval unit of time equal to approximately 90 modern seconds
OoxG1 TIL "Thank God for Mississippi" is a saying used in the South because of Mississippi's commonly/stereotypically low rankings in quality of life among US states, thus sparing residents of other states the shame of being ranked last
A9Bx TIL that Canada has a member of parliament who was recently elected into office at 19 yrs of age.
oel7 TIL Russian has surpassed German the second most used language on the web (behind English)
OGVy4 TIL a hyperandrogenist, Olympic runner, Caster Semenya, underwent gender verification tests to prove to officials she was “female”. Tests showed she had no womb or ovaries & had internal testes.