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TIL that there is monument in Ireland called Newgrange, built in 3200 before Christ, constructed in a way that the sun lights shine in the inside only one day in a year (the winter solstice day)!

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N7dL6 TIL singer Tammi Terrell, famous for recording and performing “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” with Marvin Gaye, was diagnosed with a brain tumor at the age of 22 after she collapsed on stage into Gaye’s arms during a concert. Terrell died at age 24 after eight unsuccessful surgeries to cure her.
OoAYe TIL that, in addition to books, France operates a legal deposit scheme for perfumes, where a copy of every new fragrance has to be sent to a library for preservation.
nW47o TIL that Russia has 10 ‘nuclear cities’ which were kept a secret from even Russias population until 1993, no one was allowed in or out yet it had full functioning populations in.
1vOr TIL in 2010, that Senator Roy Ashburn, who had voted “anti-gay” for all eight years that he was in office, was arrested on a DUI while leaving a bar with another man and now openly admits to being gay.
6Xjm TIL a single gene is thought to be responsible for our ability to speak. If put into mice, it changes their behavior and vocalization patterns