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TIL Venus has phases like the Moon

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OoNd6 TIL that the Epicanthic Fold, also known as Double Eyelids, is not just found in East Asians. It is also found in smaller numbers in several European and African populations.
gMYlL TIL that the GDP of London alone is more than twice that of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland combined.
rr7e TIL There’s a full-scale replica of the statue of liberty in pieces around NYC
X8d6 TIL: Today I learned that the d-day invasion was supported by 17 million maps. Each training map used fake names for locations and beach names. The d-day plan was the worlds tightest kept secret.
OGVkg TIL according to the (US) National Earthquake Information Center there are approximately 20,000 earthquakes around the globe each year, or 55 per day, with about 16 major earthquakes in any given year.