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TIL this weekend will be 1 second longer than normal, thanks to the slowing of the Earth’s rotation

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9Yn7r TIL about Luna 15, the failed soviet lunar probe that launched three days before Apollo 11, while Neil Armstrong was taking the first steps on the moon, the soviets were trying to regain control of the probe were ultimately they failed causing luna 15 to promptly crash into a mountain
jL6p TIL an optimized road trip stopping at a major landmark in most of Europe would take roughly 14 days of driving to complete
epdQ4 TIL China’s First Emperor’s Obsessive Quest for Immortality and The Elixir of Life Led to His Death and Collapse of His Dynasty
LQBr9 TIL that men can actually be allergic to their own orgasms
0epM TIL that Washington has a mutual combat law, meaning that people can legally fight on public streets.