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TIL Asia has a larger surface area than the moon

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M9L7 TIL a neuroscientist plans to perform the world’s first brain transplant using a cryogenically frozen brain and a donor body
4kVDX TIL the Republic of West Florida existed from September 1810 to December 1810, for 74 days. It had a constitution and a Governor and a flag, the first lone star flag in US history.
9YApG TIL Bhutan is the only carbon negative country in the world. In March 2016, the Bhutanese people celebrated the birth of their prince by planting 108,000 trees.
grvnA TIL Don Quixote, considered one of the first modern novels, is also one of the first stories that uses meta-fiction, as the author plays pretend that his story comes from historical sources and had to search for lost documents and translations to complete it.
OkZX TIL the earliest historical record of pillow use is from about 7000 BCE in the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia.