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TIL Venus has phases like the Moon

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v1VAD TIL that during the Northridge Earthquake, 93-year old Diana Peplow got her WWII-era Red Cross nurse uniform and assisted survivors for over a month.
9Bl7 TIL the former ruler of Dubai said “My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, his son will drive a Land Rover, but his son will ride a camel.”
gMVRX TIL the last country to abolish slavery was Mauritania in 1981 (but the practice continues openly to this day)
RGL7 TIL Giving yourself a hug can reduce physical pain, partially because it confuses the brain into thinking that the information from right side of the body is coming from the nervous system on the left side of the body
Q4N6 TIL that Waldo of “Where’s Waldo” fame’s real name is actually Wally and is only called Waldo in the US and Canada.