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TIL the divide between West Germany and East Germany was so sharply defined it lead to houses and buildings being split down the middle

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R7oBj TIL For 20 years, J.R.R. Tolkien sent his children illustrated letters from Santa Claus where Santa would battle goblins flying on bats, and included fireworks, a prank-loving polar bear, and multiple invented languages.
OBZa TIL There is evidence of seas of liquid diamond on Neptune.
kJaK7 TIL 1970s ABA & NBA player John Brisker disappeared and was rumored to have been killed and eaten by dictator Idi Amin in Uganda.
mJQp TIL that in 1951 the managing director of Guinness Breweries became involved in an argument over which was the fastest game bird in Europe (the golden plover or the grouse). He was unable to confirm the answer using reference books of the time. Shortly after, the Guinness World Records were born.
yQMXX TIL That they use GMT as the timezone on the International Space Station.