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TIL The Earth's North and South Poles are long overdue a flip where North Pole and South Pole switch, since the 1990's the North Pole has been drifting by more double the amount previously.

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bnP0 TIL that while Nazis killed 6 million Jews in WW2, the Imperial Japanese slaughtered at least 23 million Chinese
49Ng TIL the inventors of Bubble Wrap were originally trying to make 3D plastic wallpaper.
ePeE TIL that Helen Keller was a radical socialist. She observed that cases of blindness were more prevalent in lower classes, citing blindness from industrial accidents and contraction of syphilis via prostitution, and thus felt that blindness was a result of social injustice.
VBYVk TIL In 1952, during his stint in the Navy, Jimmy Carter was once lowered into a damaged nuclear reactor as part of the clean-up process. This resulted in him having measurable levels of radiation in his urine for about the next six months.
loMQ7 TIL giant manta ray have the largest brain of any fish — with especially developed areas for learning, problem solving and communicating. Giant manta rays are known to be playful and curious and might even recognize themselves in mirrors, a sign of self-awareness.