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TIL Pheasant Island located between Hendaye in France and Irún in Spain, bizarrely changes countries twice a year. This small piece of land, a mere 5,000 square meters in size is fascinating result of historical treaties.

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v1nPL TIL that origami as we know it today was due to Akira Yoshizawa who, in his own estimation created more than 50,000 models of which only a few hundred were presented as diagrams in his 18 books; he lived in poverty from 1937 until 1954, when he published his first monograph and got his first exhibit
LQmVr TIL that George Boole, founder of Boolean logic, died after walking three miles in cold rain to give a lecture in wet clothes. He developed pneumonia and was treated by his wife with cold water, which worsened his condition and led to his death.
5VKlk TIL Croagh Patrick, a mountain in Co. Mayo is one of Ireland’s most significant pilgrimage sites, where over 100,000 people climb the mountain annually, particularly on Reek Sunday, the last Sunday in July. The Archbishop of Tuam leads the climb each year.
dEwj TIL there is only 1 area code in Idaho
YAbP TIL that Moby Dick was inspired by the sinking of the Nantucket whaler ‘Essex’ by an 85 foot sperm whale.