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TIL Mars had a prime meridian (+0 hour timezone) 50 years before Earth

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167j4 TIL that the Second Congo War (1998 - 2003), also known as the African World War, was the deadliest conflict since WW2 with 5.4 million deaths.
b64r9 TIL the buzzing sound heard from a refrigerator is not from the motor, but from the refrigerant rapidly changing from a liquid to a gas and back again.
16Al4 TIL that shortly after WW2, the 'Bitch Wars' were fought between Russian mobsters and former mobsters who joined the Soviet military. Collaborating with the government was forbidden in the Russian mafia, and the collaborators were given the named 'Sukka' meaning , 'bitch'.
d8d07 TIL Living up to 5 months, Labord's chameleons are the shortest-lived land vertebrate in the world and are only found in Madagascar. Hatching at the start of the wet season, they rapidly develop into adulthood, feeding, mating, females lay eggs, then all adults die off as the dry weather returns.
6ElAY TIL The term 'Slapstick' arises from a device developed for use in a physical comedy style in 16th-century Italy. The "slap stick" consists of two thin slats of wood, which make a "slap" when striking another actor.