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TIL that Australia is the only continent where archery was not developed independently

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BrWDd TIL legendary musician Prince passed away leaving no will detailing how to distribute his multi-million dollar estate. Within 3 weeks of his death, more than 700 people claimed to be his half-sibling or descendant.
gMa7y TIL Winston Churchill had zero qualms with using poisonous gasses on unruly subjects of the British Empire. "I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against uncivilised tribes," he declared in one secret memorandum.
9rpB TIL that the average pasta serving size is 480% larger than what’s recommended
JpRv TIL that the star and crescent on the Turkish flag are unrelated to Islam. Instead, they represent the ancient Turkic sun and moon deities, Gün Ana and Ay Ata.
9LxQ TIL there are three times as many atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.