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TIL: That due to the reduced gravity on the moon humans could walk on water.

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l7861 TIL about the Black Terror, a Union Ironclad responsible for the destruction of an enemy ship. The Black Terror was also completely fake, and cost $8.63 to construct.
Zpg4B TIL: The Sumatran Striped Rabbit was discovered in 1880, not seen again until 1972, then not sighted again until 1998. One was rescued in 2021 after conservationists saw a post on Facebook about one caught by a farmer
ep4wg TIL that McKinsey kept helping cigarettes and tobacco companies sell more as late as 2021 when it finally ended their relationship
VdNG TIL New Mexico passed a law stating that “Pluto will always be considered a planet while in New Mexican skies”.
E14oW TIL that in 1475, Turkish law stated that it was legal for a woman to divorce her husband if he does not provide her with the daily quota of coffee.