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TIL Australia is wider than the moon

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KOXRJ TIL the name "jaguar" comes from a Native American word meaning "he who kills with one leap."
4kkRX TIL About retired South Korean boxer Byun Jung-il who lost his bantam weight match at the Seoul Olympics in 1988. Upset by the loss he refused to leave the ring for over an hour to the point that officials turned out the lights in the auditorium until he left.
NgB1 TIL that baking (that’s right, oven-baking) your MacBook’s motherboard is a valid option for restoring system failure. Verified this last night. Works like new!
oBXVr TIL the oldest known flag in the United States is the “Bedford Flag” it shows an armored arm grasping a sword with the motto “conquer or die” it was used by the Minutemen at Lexington
wol7o TIL in1940, Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia, created a time capsule intended to preserve items for 6,000 years.Called the "Crypt of Civilization," it contains recordings of everyday sounds, copies of the Bible, scientific instruments, and more. It's scheduled to be opened in the year 8113.