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TIL Australia is wider than the moon

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pXRQ TIL of the “pig toilet” which users poop into while pigs hungrily feed on the contents of the defecation
DQ9aV TIL about Lena Zavaroni, a Scottish singer who was the youngest person in history to have an album in the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart at the age of 10, when she also performed with Frank Sinatra. She sadly died at the age of 35 from pneumonia following an operation to cure her depression.
EolW TIL that in Switzerland, in order to vote, you either present your sword or photo ID
KYGww TIL before whistles were introduced, hockey referees used a cowbell. They had to switch to whistles when fans started bringing their own cowbells to disrupt game play.
xlJw TIL Clay pipe fragments excavated from Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon home contained small amounts of cocaine, cannabis and myristic acid