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TIL that the date of Easter every year is based on the Moon Cycle

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PnQE TIL Aldous Huxley, famous writer of ‘Brave New World’ asked for LSD in his deathbed, to which his wife complied. He died hallucinating.
j6dYR TIL the Dead Sea is a highly saline body containing approximately 2 million tons of lithium
E1pgp TIL the name of the color crimson comes from the name of a Mediterranean insect whose dried body was used to create vibrant red dye.
oBDer TIL that there used to be a BUS service between London and Calcutta in the 1960s. The double-decker bus was known as Albert and the trips covering 7957 KM in 110 days & cost £145.
PYLMn TIL: A hijacked Ethiopian Airlines plane was headed to Switzerland, but had to be intercepted by French/Italian fighter jets because the Swiss Air force doesn't work on nights and weekends.